⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 32-18 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 25
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:33 · BKN 10-2 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 3:40 · BKN 34-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:04 · BKN 60-44 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 10:18 · BKN 4-2 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:03 · BKN 52-44 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:01 · BKN 97-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 10:18 · BKN 4-2 BOS
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 7:03 · BKN 92-71 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
