⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 11:03 · BKN 71-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Offensive Foul
Q4 4:46 · BKN 80-83 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Foul
Q4 4:46 · BKN 80-83 BOS
- Turnover
Keith Van Horn Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 1:19 · BKN 88-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:03 · BKN 25-33 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Vitaly Potapenko Technical Foul
Q2 3:06 · BKN 38-46 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
