⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:40 · BOS 23-13 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:01 · BOS 68-48 DEN
- Steal
Al Horford stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 0:38 · BOS 104-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q3 11:37 · BOS 61-48 DEN
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 2:16 · BOS 102-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 2:14 · BOS 59-48 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:36 · BOS 82-77 DEN
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 2:16 · BOS 102-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 4:29 · BOS 97-91 DEN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · BOS 102-97 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 0:38 · BOS 104-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
