⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 35 free throws to their 24
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:58 · NY 72-73 BOS
- Ties it
Al Harrington hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 98-98 BOS
- Ties it
David Lee hit a dunk, Larry Hughes with the assist
OT 0:09 · NY 105-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 0:22 · NY 96-98 BOS
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:18 · NY 101-103 BOS
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
OT 1:39 · NY 103-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:11 · NY 12-20 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 11:15 · NY 53-67 BOS
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Garnett with the assist
OT 4:45 · NY 98-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 0:22 · NY 96-98 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen offensive foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 0:17 · NY 96-98 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen turnover
Q4 0:17 · NY 96-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
