⏱️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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:34 · ORL 8-0 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:31 · ORL 45-48 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:56 · ORL 57-54 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:21 · ORL 33-35 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 10:35 · ORL 35-44 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q4 8:59 · ORL 85-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · ORL 97-101 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 1:14 · ORL 101-104 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 1:14 · ORL 101-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
