⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:36 · NY 75-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred Jones offensive foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · NY 88-91 BOS
- Turnover
Fred Jones turnover
Q4 2:15 · NY 88-91 BOS
- Turnover
Fred Jones bad pass
Q4 1:47 · NY 88-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 7:46 · NY 60-64 BOS
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Fred Jones
Q4 1:47 · NY 88-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell bad pass
Q4 3:11 · NY 86-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NY 88-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
