⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:24 · BKN 83-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:05 · BKN 86-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:01 · BKN 10-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:14 · BKN 47-56 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 7:31 · BKN 48-66 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:15 · BKN 81-88 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 1:43 · BKN 81-88 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 1:27 · BKN 81-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
