⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 63 free throws to their 50- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:57 · NY 10-0 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:25 · NY 76-85 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:30 · NY 101-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · NY 102-106 BOS
- Turnover
Nate Robinson offensive foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · NY 113-119 BOS
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 0:21 · NY 113-119 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 6:48 · NY 11-16 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 7:09 · NY 65-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · NY 104-111 BOS
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · NY 113-118 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NY 115-121 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 42 | Free throws made | 50 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
