⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+11Q132-23
-2Q224-27
+3Q326-21
+2Q412-9
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-14 off them
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds6
29Points off turnovers14
10Threes made4
25Assists16
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
