⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 fourteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 26
- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 22
- A 17-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 36 in the second quarter
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 cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 10:51 · NY 22-39 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:55 · NY 7-29 BOS
- Technical
Pablo Prigioni technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · NY 56-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q1 10:32 · NY 1-18 BOS
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 36
Q2 3:27 · NY 32-68 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Bass technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:42 · NY 48-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses technical free throw
Q3 0:39 · NY 56-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
