⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:06 · BOS 36-31 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q4 7:33 · BOS 70-80 NY
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:06 · BOS 84-89 NY
- Turnover
Paul Pierce out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · BOS 86-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 11:10 · BOS 25-31 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 7:31 · BOS 61-65 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · BOS 84-86 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:53 · BOS 84-86 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
