⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:47 · BOS 22-15 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:48 · BOS 49-38 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q1 2:13 · BOS 27-20 ORL
- Turnover
Jordan Walsh lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · BOS 133-127 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:32 · BOS 121-110 ORL
- Steal
Jamal Cain stole it from Jordan Walsh
Q4 0:47 · BOS 133-127 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses technical free throw
Q1 2:13 · BOS 27-20 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
