⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 26-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 5:33 · BOS 92-65 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 6:22 · BOS 121-85 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:28 · BOS 92-73 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
