⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:42 · BOS 12-6 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 2:44 · BOS 69-72 BKN
- Turnover
Tony Allen bad pass
Q4 2:28 · BOS 69-74 BKN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:04 · BOS 71-75 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:44 · BOS 69-72 BKN
- Steal
Clifford Robinson stole it from Ryan Gomes
Q4 0:17 · BOS 74-79 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 4:43 · BOS 65-68 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · BOS 69-74 BKN
- Missed FT
Clifford Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · BOS 74-78 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
