⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 53
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:10 · BOS 112-94 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses technical free throw
Q3 11:37 · BOS 63-56 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
