⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+2Q128-26
-9Q225-34
-20Q316-35
+11Q429-18
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 32-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 44
Key battles
6Points off turnovers32
13%Three-point accuracy47%
2Threes made14
2Steals12
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 14 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
