⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:22 · BOS 9-0 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q2 0:12 · BOS 70-43 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q3 8:19 · BOS 78-45 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q3 4:47 · BOS 85-56 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 1:43 · BOS 87-67 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:03 · BOS 101-92 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
