⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 6:28 · BOS 48-26 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson offensive foul (Quentin Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · BOS 90-88 NY
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 3:57 · BOS 90-88 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 11:11 · BOS 58-50 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry bad pass
Q4 3:45 · BOS 90-88 NY
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BOS 100-94 NY
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury turnover
Q4 0:06 · BOS 102-94 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
