⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:16 · BOS 47-36 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 2:29 · BOS 75-71 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:07 · BOS 83-77 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:14 · BOS 25-24 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 7:46 · BOS 60-64 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
