⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+2Q125-21
-12Q215-26
-6Q318-22
+2Q428-23
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
- Went cold from three, four of thirteen
Key battles
9Free throws made28
17Turnovers10
3Blocks6
7Threes made4
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
