⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, seven of 30 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:58 · BOS 12-14 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:59 · BOS 28-21 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · BOS 86-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · BOS 86-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:19 · BOS 0-8 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:37 · BOS 28-29 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:20 · BOS 69-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kerry Kittles Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 1:30 · BOS 86-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Keith Van Horn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · BOS 88-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Keith Van Horn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · BOS 88-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |