⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:37 · BKN 20-8 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 0:38 · BKN 36-17 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 38
Q3 5:47 · BKN 91-53 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 27
Q3 3:21 · BKN 91-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Williams Technical Foul
Q2 2:30 · BKN 58-34 BOS
- Flagrant
Tony Battie Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 7:41 · BKN 78-49 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
