⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 20-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:12 · BOS 10-6 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q3 5:55 · BOS 76-48 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 41-point lead to 49
Q4 9:46 · BOS 105-56 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
