⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:38 · BKN 10-2 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 7:11 · BKN 44-28 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q4 9:33 · BKN 87-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 6:16 · BKN 87-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:29 · BKN 96-78 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 0:58 · BKN 103-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Battie Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 6:16 · BKN 87-74 BOS
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q4 3:29 · BKN 96-78 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
