⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 4:07 · BOS 22-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:32 · BOS 66-52 SAC
- Winner
Xavier Tillman hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:07 · BOS 101-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Oshae Brissett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · BOS 98-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:49 · BOS 98-92 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:00 · BOS 99-100 SAC
- Go-ahead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 26-foot three shot
Q4 0:27 · BOS 99-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keegan Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · BOS 99-100 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
