⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 44 rebounds to 30
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 dragged them back level
Q1 8:48 · BKN 10-10 BOS
- Lead
Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · BKN 91-90 BOS
- Winner
Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · BKN 94-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Offensive Foul
Q4 1:17 · BKN 88-88 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Foul
Q4 1:17 · BKN 88-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · BKN 93-93 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:15 · BKN 2-10 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:24 · BKN 67-69 BOS
- Go-ahead
J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Q4 0:15 · BKN 91-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:31 · BKN 30-33 BOS
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q3 7:24 · BKN 62-57 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |

