⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:19 · BOS 37-26 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 11:17 · BOS 61-49 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:07 · BOS 72-58 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:55 · BOS 78-66 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:55 · BOS 102-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:22 · BOS 84-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Goga Bitadze flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:55 · BOS 77-66 ORL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:14 · BOS 96-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
