⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR 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 Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:46 · TOR 77-89 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:17 · TOR 87-91 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:08 · TOR 98-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sandro Mamukelashvili lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · TOR 104-107 BOS
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes turnover
Q4 0:09 · TOR 113-121 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 10:05 · TOR 64-87 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:51 · TOR 102-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 20 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
