⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q128-23
+3Q224-20
-7Q324-27
-20Q410-31
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
Key battles
7Blocks1
3Offensive rebounds11
20%Three-point accuracy44%
2Threes made4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:25 · BOS 48-38 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:41 · BOS 82-97 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
