⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:22 · NY 58-55 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:03 · NY 66-60 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 3:20 · NY 100-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses technical free throw
Q1 2:31 · NY 21-14 BOS
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · NY 89-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
