⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:39 · BOS 38-31 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:20 · BOS 54-49 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 9:59 · BOS 72-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baylor Scheierman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · BOS 107-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 8:56 · BOS 41-44 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q4 7:07 · BOS 90-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BOS 106-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 107-113 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 110-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 20 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
