⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their ten- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:26 · CHI 25-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q4 9:15 · CHI 90-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:20 · CHI 2-8 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 11:04 · CHI 62-69 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 10:03 · CHI 90-110 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 23 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
