⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:39 · NY 26-20 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 8:48 · NY 66-52 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 8:56 · NY 87-71 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:57 · NY 15-20 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 9:57 · NY 27-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 9:38 · NY 4-2 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
