⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 21
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 9:41 · BOS 45-36 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:23 · BOS 65-57 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 11:15 · BOS 97-84 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 6:54 · BOS 72-66 NY
- Technical
Sasha Pavlovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:54 · BOS 72-65 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:48 · BOS 84-82 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:33 · BOS 110-98 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bill Walker flagrant foul type 1 (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)
Q3 6:54 · BOS 72-65 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
