⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:51 · NY 13-7 BOS
- Ties it
Danilo Gallinari hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · NY 116-116 BOS
- Steal
Landry Fields stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:35 · NY 116-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 8:34 · NY 94-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:24 · NY 45-45 BOS
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 1:01 · NY 113-116 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · NY 116-118 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:35 · NY 116-116 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
