⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 22 from three- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to five
- A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 33
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the fourth quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:21 · BOS 65-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q3 4:16 · BOS 45-55 NY
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 3:44 · BOS 73-79 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q1 9:29 · BOS 5-21 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 11:17 · BOS 32-50 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 2:10 · BOS 49-75 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:16 · BOS 45-55 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · BOS 73-79 NY
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · BOS 80-87 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |