⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 53
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:31 · NY 67-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · NY 83-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · NY 89-93 BOS
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson turnover
Q4 0:56 · NY 90-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 5:22 · NY 31-56 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce backcourt
Q4 3:35 · NY 83-88 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen bad pass
Q4 2:00 · NY 86-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
