⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:29 · BOS 38-35 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 6:06 · BOS 75-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · BOS 105-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:17 · BOS 103-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q2 6:24 · BOS 36-35 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 4:07 · BOS 97-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
