⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of ten from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:11 · BKN 45-40 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 7:54 · BKN 71-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Lost Ball
Q4 1:08 · BKN 97-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Kerry Kittles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · BKN 103-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:38 · BKN 82-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Williams Technical Foul
Q2 7:01 · BKN 33-32 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
