⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 53
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
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Toney Douglas
Q4 1:28 · BOS 90-91 NY
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a dunk, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 1:14 · BOS 92-91 NY
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a two point shot
Q4 0:13 · BOS 94-93 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:44 · BOS 76-78 NY
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:36 · BOS 88-91 NY
- Go-ahead
Jared Jeffries hit a driving layup
Q4 0:19 · BOS 92-93 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries lost ball
Q4 3:46 · BOS 88-88 NY
- Turnover
Toney Douglas lost ball
Q4 1:28 · BOS 90-91 NY
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries bad pass
Q4 0:04 · BOS 94-93 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
