⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, five free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:39 · DAL 10-7 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 8:28 · DAL 34-50 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 1:42 · DAL 67-88 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
