⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+7Q126-23
-4Q224-27
-3Q315-18
+1Q427-24
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
Key battles
1Blocks6
10Steals3
28Free throws made15
6Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
