⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:24 · BOS 64-64 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Kerry Kittles.
Q4 2:57 · BOS 83-85 BKN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Aaron Williams.
Q4 1:46 · BOS 83-87 BKN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:32 · BOS 86-91 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:22 · BOS 37-41 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 1:42 · BOS 43-54 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Collins Bad Pass. Stolen by Marcus Banks.
Q4 4:52 · BOS 81-81 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Blount.
Q4 2:10 · BOS 83-87 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
