⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, thirteen of 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:00 · UTAH 18-6 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:32 · UTAH 50-52 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:42 · UTAH 58-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyonte George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:13 · UTAH 112-120 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 11:52 · UTAH 38-42 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:03 · UTAH 88-94 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
