⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:33 · BOS 68-61 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:16 · BOS 84-75 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q4 7:40 · BOS 112-87 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:57 · BOS 12-17 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
