⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+11Q127-18
-9Q223-32
+1Q322-23
-5Q419-27
▼ 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 Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
16Offensive rebounds5
14Free throws made27
9Threes made5
3Blocks5
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
