⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:14 · DAL 82-91 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:27 · DAL 92-93 BOS
- Steal
Josh Green stole it from Derrick White
Q4 1:56 · DAL 94-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington offensive foul
Q4 3:05 · DAL 92-95 BOS
- Turnover
P.J. Washington turnover
Q4 3:05 · DAL 92-95 BOS
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 98-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:34 · DAL 25-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:20 · DAL 59-66 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 0:41 · DAL 70-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 1:56 · DAL 94-100 BOS
- Turnover
Al Horford out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · DAL 98-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
