⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-9Q125-30
+13Q230-15
+11Q325-15
-3Q416-18
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 25-7 off them
Key battles
25Points off turnovers7
27Free throws made9
10Steals5
6Blocks3
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
