⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter- Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:32 · BKN 48-47 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:33 · BKN 68-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Sean Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:38 · BKN 68-60 BOS
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · BKN 74-79 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:11 · BKN 74-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 6:41 · BKN 39-40 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 11:15 · BKN 70-76 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:11 · BKN 74-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:01 · BKN 55-56 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 83 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
