⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+5Q136-27
+16Q236-17
-1Q326-26
-12Q426-35
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
Key battles
10Points off turnovers18
18Threes made12
48Rebounds34
8Blocks5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:26 · BOS 31-23 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
