⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 23-14 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 10:44 · BOS 12-5 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 9:30 · BOS 66-60 NY
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 3:31 · BOS 108-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:19 · BOS 94-90 NY
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
OT 0:15 · BOS 114-109 NY
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:10 · BOS 114-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 5:13 · BOS 21-24 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 8:15 · BOS 36-48 NY
- Lead
Amare Stoudemire hit a 9-foot two point shot, Jeremy Lin with the assist
OT 4:24 · BOS 103-105 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Iman Shumpert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:07 · BOS 82-78 NY
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · BOS 94-89 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
OT 2:18 · BOS 110-107 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
