⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:49 · DEN 36-43 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:40 · DEN 21-31 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q4 8:12 · DEN 93-108 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
