⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:58 · BKN 27-18 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 11:22 · BKN 39-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:08 · BKN 91-62 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
