⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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 Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 41 from three
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-11 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 4:43 · BOS 49-46 OKC
- Steal
Jayson Tatum stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 0:41 · BOS 117-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · BOS 114-106 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:44 · BOS 3-11 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:13 · BOS 16-29 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:58 · BOS 49-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · BOS 115-109 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass turnover
Q4 0:41 · BOS 117-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
