⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:30 · BKN 12-4 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:35 · BKN 93-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Watson back court turnover
Q4 4:05 · BKN 87-87 BOS
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · BKN 87-87 BOS
- Turnover
Joe Johnson traveling
Q4 1:13 · BKN 93-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:11 · BKN 69-69 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:35 · BKN 97-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 4:07 · BKN 87-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 95-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 95-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
