⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 38
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:56 · BOS 16-5 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:30 · BOS 37-33 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q1 7:16 · BOS 16-18 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
