⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:00 · BOS 22-13 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 10:54 · BOS 78-65 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 4:41 · BOS 120-106 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:14 · BOS 125-117 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:06 · BOS 95-84 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · BOS 112-106 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 39 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
