⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 32 from three
- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 9:21 · NY 13-9 BOS
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q1 2:09 · NY 40-26 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Brandon Bass
Q3 7:37 · NY 81-64 BOS
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:45 · NY 118-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:26 · NY 13-17 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:00 · NY 81-71 BOS
- Steal
Sasha Pavlovic stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:45 · NY 118-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses technical free throw
Q1 8:30 · NY 6-9 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
