⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-7Q119-23
+5Q225-20
+6Q325-18
-16Q412-29
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
Key battles
1Blocks4
11Fast break points6
9Offensive rebounds14
15Points off turnovers11
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
