⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22- Could not get to the line, 33 free throws to their 46
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:16 · NY 15-13 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:37 · NY 70-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 2:54 · NY 87-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NY 89-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NY 89-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:07 · NY 45-52 BOS
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 2:54 · NY 87-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:58 · NY 84-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
