⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:38 · POR 40-40 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:14 · POR 74-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses technical free throw
Q4 0:20 · POR 116-129 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:22 · POR 43-52 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 2:11 · POR 84-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q4 0:20 · POR 116-129 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 19 | Threes made | 23 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
