⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:29 · BOS 27-31 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:07 · BOS 62-67 BKN
- Ties it
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · BOS 92-92 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul
Q4 2:43 · BOS 84-86 BKN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Foul
Q4 2:43 · BOS 84-86 BKN
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Offensive Foul
Q4 0:49 · BOS 90-92 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 9:14 · BOS 46-61 BKN
- Winner
Lucious Harris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · BOS 92-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:47 · BOS 84-86 BKN
- Missed FT
Keith Van Horn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:29 · BOS 84-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
