⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
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 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:09 · BOS 47-37 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · BOS 103-99 NY
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · BOS 104-99 NY
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 1:34 · BOS 104-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:29 · BOS 85-77 NY
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · BOS 103-99 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
