⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 sixteen threes to their seven- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:19 · BOS 22-15 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 1:37 · BOS 37-20 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q3 3:55 · BOS 86-64 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:25 · BOS 63-44 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:13 · BOS 72-64 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 9 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
