⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:44 · NY 18-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:52 · NY 81-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Pablo Prigioni technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:00 · NY 68-73 BOS
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett
Q4 9:03 · NY 78-82 BOS
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · NY 93-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:38 · NY 53-51 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:26 · NY 7-8 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
