⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 6:13 · BKN 12-13 BOS
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:13 · BKN 19-13 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:31 · BKN 36-39 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:47 · BKN 48-57 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 4:13 · BKN 19-13 BOS
- Technical
Mickael Pietrus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:46 · BKN 69-84 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
