⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:45 · BOS 8-2 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:28 · BOS 93-87 BKN
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:43 · BOS 95-87 BKN
- Turnover
Eddie House offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 0:31 · BOS 95-87 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
