⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Made one threes to their seven
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 0:57 · NY 32-22 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 4:46 · NY 82-84 BOS
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 2:57 · NY 86-88 BOS
- Turnover
Toney Douglas lost ball
Q4 1:16 · NY 86-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:56 · NY 54-47 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 7:13 · NY 82-86 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 3:09 · NY 86-96 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
