⏱️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
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 47 from three
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 7:46 · PHI 67-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul
Q3 5:14 · PHI 67-66 BOS
- Goaltend
Andre Drummond defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:14 · PHI 92-96 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:04 · PHI 85-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Derrick White defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:33 · PHI 92-94 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · PHI 94-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |




