⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 26-10 off them
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
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 3:00 · BOS 92-90 BKN
- Winner
Kendrick Perkins hit a layup
Q4 2:14 · BOS 94-92 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BOS 92-92 BKN
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:14 · BOS 94-92 BKN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:50 · BOS 97-93 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Ties it
Vince Carter hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:46 · BOS 92-92 BKN
- Steal
Clifford Robinson stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:50 · BOS 97-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · BOS 90-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · BOS 94-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:38 · BOS 97-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
