⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:28 · BKN 55-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell traveling
Q4 0:47 · BKN 76-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 10:33 · BKN 45-52 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · BKN 18-18 BOS
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · BKN 76-84 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 20 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
