⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q127-25
-7Q217-22
+3Q327-24
-2Q430-29
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy58%
26Points off turnovers16
8Fast break points13
14Steals9
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
