⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:37 · BOS 16-9 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 4:17 · BOS 35-18 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 7:16 · BOS 63-35 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q4 5:01 · BOS 114-95 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q2 0:58 · BOS 78-54 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul
Q4 9:42 · BOS 99-80 CHI
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses technical free throw
Q4 5:01 · BOS 114-95 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. GeorgeF | 27 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +8 |
J. TatumF | 35 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 6-8 | +5 |
M. RobinsonC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -3 |
D. WhiteG | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +16 |
J. WalshG | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
P. PritchardG | 35 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 9-9 | +12 |
B. ScheiermanG | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
N. QuetaC | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | +16 |
S. HauserF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +12 |
H. GonzalezG | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
L. GarzaC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +5 |
R. Harper Jr.G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
C. Cenac Jr.F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Team | 125 | 41 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42-82 | 10-32 | 31-40 |
Did not playM. Conley (coach's decision)
Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. SmithF | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | +3 |
M. BuzelisF | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | -14 |
C. WilsonF | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 7-16 | 6-11 | 3-6 | -3 |
N. PowellG | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 7-8 | -4 |
J. GiddeyG | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | +2 |
T. JonesG | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | -22 |
I. OkoroF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +4 |
B. HieldG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -10 |
N. EssengueF | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | -9 |
T. AwakaF | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | -1 |
L. MillerF | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -18 |
J. HawkinsG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
J. SellersG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
Z. CollinsF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 111 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35-92 | 15-50 | 26-40 |
Did not playP. Williams (coach's decision)
