⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eight
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:33 · BKN 30-29 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 1:16 · BKN 71-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Morrow misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 3:40 · BKN 80-77 BOS
- Turnover
Kris Humphries bad pass
Q4 1:59 · BKN 81-79 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 4:48 · BKN 14-23 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett 3 second
Q4 2:20 · BKN 81-79 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
