⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:41 · NY 13-10 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 5:39 · NY 54-34 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 6:50 · NY 95-70 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Double Technical Foul. Ricky Davis gains possession.
Q1 9:37 · NY 2-6 BOS
- Technical
Tim Thomas Double Technical Foul. Paul Pierce gains possession.
Q1 9:25 · NY 2-7 BOS
- Technical
Jerome Williams Double Technical Foul. Antoine Walker gains possession.
Q2 3:13 · NY 53-34 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raef LaFrentz Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 1st Personal Foul.
Q1 9:17 · NY 2-7 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
