⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks 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 stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 10:33 · BOS 76-51 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 7:26 · BOS 104-79 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 10:40 · BOS 34-23 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:33 · BOS 107-93 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses technical free throw
Q2 3:56 · BOS 50-37 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
