⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 26
Q3 10:18 · BKN 49-75 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 5:05 · BKN 13-31 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 11:02 · BKN 22-46 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 30 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
