⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their sixteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:30 · BOS 25-23 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 2:46 · BOS 62-53 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 0:49 · BOS 71-55 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:35 · BOS 124-113 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:54 · BOS 16-20 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:05 · BOS 41-43 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:32 · BOS 107-90 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 23 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
