⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 3:11 · BOS 34-49 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:07 · BOS 62-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Doc Rivers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:24 · BOS 10-9 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q2 5:54 · BOS 26-44 BKN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:29 · BOS 35-51 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:31 · BOS 14-17 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:09 · BOS 20-31 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 7:24 · BOS 10-9 BKN
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:01 · BOS 34-49 BKN
- Technical
Kris Humphries technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:29 · BOS 38-51 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |









