⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q135-28
+1Q231-26
+7Q330-22
+9Q425-18
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 32 from three
Key battles
46%Three-point accuracy16%
17Threes made5
25Assists15
6Steals3
🏀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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 10:43 · BOS 74-59 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
