⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 9:57 · NY 45-29 BOS
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:34 · NY 104-102 BOS
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · NY 105-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · NY 101-102 BOS
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · NY 101-102 BOS
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · NY 104-104 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:03 · NY 67-64 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 7:31 · NY 69-77 BOS
- Ties it
Marquis Daniels hit a layup, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:15 · NY 104-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Pavlovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · NY 88-94 BOS
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:13 · NY 89-94 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 0:36 · NY 104-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
