⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 56
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 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:01 · BKN 49-43 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Bad Pass
Q4 1:34 · BKN 71-77 BOS
- Turnover
Lucious Harris Lost Ball. Stolen by Walter McCarty.
Q4 0:05 · BKN 78-81 BOS
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 0:00 · BKN 80-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:48 · BKN 51-55 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:16 · BKN 67-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 1:50 · BKN 71-77 BOS
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Foul
Q4 1:50 · BKN 71-77 BOS
- Missed FT
Mark Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · BKN 78-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
