⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their ten
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:13 · BOS 24-18 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 7:20 · BOS 77-62 BKN
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 16-foot jumper, Ryan Gomes with the assist
Q4 1:40 · BOS 103-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak bad pass
Q4 4:09 · BOS 97-95 BKN
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins lost ball
Q4 2:36 · BOS 101-99 BKN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak turnover
Q4 0:00 · BOS 103-106 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 9:07 · BOS 92-93 BKN
- Ties it
Vince Carter hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · BOS 101-101 BKN
- Winner
Richard Jefferson hit a three jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 1:19 · BOS 103-104 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:07 · BOS 97-95 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
