⏱️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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 58
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 dragged them back level
Q2 7:53 · BOS 38-38 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:14 · BOS 12-12 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:34 · BOS 22-24 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 10:39 · BOS 30-38 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul
Q2 10:51 · BOS 29-28 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
