⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 43 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:28 · BOS 25-14 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:35 · BOS 97-78 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 4:47 · BOS 114-88 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:47 · BOS 54-42 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:10 · BOS 63-56 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:38 · BOS 89-78 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
