⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+5Q129-23
+10Q226-16
+4Q332-25
-5Q423-25
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
Key battles
6Blocks0
23Fast break points9
54%Shooting from the field39%
26Assists19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 6:26 · BOS 79-56 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:53 · BOS 93-76 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
