⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI 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 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 54 from three
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
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
Q1 10:36 · PHI 5-11 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 0:47 · PHI 56-74 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 9:59 · PHI 60-85 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 24 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
