⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:04 · NY 8-4 BOS
- Ties it
Chris Duhon hit a two point shot
Q4 2:41 · NY 98-98 BOS
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 23-foot two point shot
Q4 0:36 · NY 102-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bill Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:37 · NY 37-35 BOS
- Missed FT
Bill Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:13 · NY 95-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:06 · NY 30-29 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 11:15 · NY 86-88 BOS
- Lead
Kevin Garnett hit a slam dunk, Kendrick Perkins with the assist
Q4 2:20 · NY 98-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins traveling
Q4 2:54 · NY 96-98 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · NY 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:28 · NY 102-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
