⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:42 · BOS 35-36 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:11 · BOS 74-74 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 7:30 · BOS 98-87 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · BOS 111-106 NY
- Turnover
Marcus Banks Foul
Q4 0:07 · BOS 112-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:37 · BOS 35-44 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:07 · BOS 48-58 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 8:02 · BOS 6-11 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
