⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:22 · BOS 8-0 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 2:56 · BOS 29-9 POR
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Toumani Camara
Q4 0:21 · BOS 102-94 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q3 4:26 · BOS 66-54 POR
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · BOS 99-92 POR
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · BOS 102-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 10:36 · BOS 34-20 POR
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Derrick White
Q4 0:42 · BOS 99-92 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:45 · BOS 99-94 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses technical free throw
Q3 4:26 · BOS 66-54 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass turnover
Q4 0:21 · BOS 102-94 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
