⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 20-4 off them
- A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · BOS 8-0 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 4:48 · BOS 25-10 BKN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q4 5:58 · BOS 93-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:39 · BOS 52-60 BKN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 4:33 · BOS 82-78 BKN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 4:33 · BOS 82-78 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 2:34 · BOS 46-54 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez bad pass
Q4 4:47 · BOS 82-78 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:11 · BOS 82-78 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
