⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 4
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:05 · BOS 55-49 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 4:22 · BOS 76-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 8:28 · BOS 89-73 ORL
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 8:28 · BOS 89-73 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:10 · BOS 39-37 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:28 · BOS 89-73 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
