⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 38 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:15 · BOS 23-24 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:22 · BOS 56-53 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 1:38 · BOS 86-62 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:01 · BOS 23-32 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:19 · BOS 43-49 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
