⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 20-10 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:44 · NY 12-6 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:25 · NY 37-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:05 · NY 62-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:07 · NY 17-11 BOS
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · NY 78-74 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:35 · NY 79-76 BOS
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball turnover
Q4 2:20 · NY 81-76 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · NY 85-78 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
