⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their ten- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 41
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 2:31 · BOS 63-43 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q2 0:30 · BOS 74-46 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 2:33 · BOS 31-26 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:24 · BOS 37-34 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 21 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
