⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q3 0:56 · NY 74-72 BOS
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 4:45 · NY 86-90 BOS
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 3:31 · NY 89-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:35 · NY 32-34 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:56 · NY 74-72 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:48 · NY 86-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
