⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 44 from three
- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 0:03 · MEM 71-66 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:58 · MEM 103-110 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:19 · MEM 5-11 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q4 2:55 · MEM 101-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 21 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
