⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 9:23 · TOR 39-34 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Davion Mitchell technical foul
Q1 8:48 · TOR 13-4 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |









