⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 6:16 · BKN 29-48 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 6:28 · BKN 48-76 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
