⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their four- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, ten of 44
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 9:34 · BOS 14-7 SA
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a driving layup
Q4 1:56 · BOS 93-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · BOS 93-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:33 · BOS 75-78 SA
- Go-ahead
Keldon Johnson hit a 26-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 2:15 · BOS 91-93 SA
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a 14-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 1:33 · BOS 93-95 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · BOS 89-87 SA
- Missed FT
Luke Kornet misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 95-99 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
