⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:04 · BOS 8-3 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:41 · BOS 95-82 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 4:55 · BOS 127-103 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 21 | Threes made | 9 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
