⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-11 off them
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:13 · PHI 72-72 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:32 · PHI 85-89 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:48 · PHI 106-108 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:52 · PHI 20-35 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 7:04 · PHI 35-57 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:18 · PHI 77-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · PHI 108-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Josh Minott misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · PHI 108-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Josh Minott misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · PHI 108-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |







