⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
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
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:54 · BOS 40-48 BKN
- Turnover
Brian Scalabrine bad pass
Q4 0:12 · BOS 96-104 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Chris Douglas-Roberts stole it from Brian Scalabrine
Q4 0:12 · BOS 96-104 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · BOS 94-102 BKN
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · BOS 96-103 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
