⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 2:27 · BOS 107-106 NY
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:31 · BOS 109-106 NY
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BOS 109-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 5:26 · BOS 51-52 NY
- Steal
Tracy McGrady stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:27 · BOS 107-106 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 4:35 · BOS 107-102 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:48 · BOS 109-106 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
