⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Went cold from three, five of 21
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 6:09 · BKN 25-15 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn traveling
Q4 1:02 · BKN 93-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Clifford Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · BKN 93-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · BKN 94-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:26 · BKN 66-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwayne Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:25 · BKN 93-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
