⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:36 · TOR 11-5 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 2:21 · TOR 54-49 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 3:50 · TOR 94-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 4:23 · TOR 20-32 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:56 · TOR 69-70 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 1:25 · TOR 80-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Neemias Queta flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:21 · TOR 43-49 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
