⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 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.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 11:04 · CHI 31-37 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:39 · CHI 47-59 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q4 10:15 · CHI 79-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
