⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️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.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eduardo Najera flagrant foul type 1 (Ray Allen draws the foul)
Q1 2:48 · BKN 8-20 BOS
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:48 · BKN 22-35 BOS
- Technical
Ryan Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · BKN 36-63 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:33 · BKN 0-8 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:44 · BKN 2-18 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 5:09 · BKN 30-51 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bill Walker flagrant foul type 1 (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)
Q4 4:22 · BKN 78-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
