⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 7:50 · BOS 42-32 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 11:17 · BOS 58-47 NY
- Winner
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 1:39 · BOS 95-92 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Blount Technical Foul
Q2 2:04 · BOS 47-40 NY
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · BOS 96-92 NY
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · BOS 96-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:00 · BOS 92-92 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:04 · BOS 47-40 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
