⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:30 · SAC 8-0 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:46 · SAC 77-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Precious Achiuwa and Neemias Queta
Q3 2:14 · SAC 84-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 0:59 · SAC 61-69 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
