⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 5:09 · BKN 31-20 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 8:48 · BKN 70-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:33 · BKN 96-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · BKN 96-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:58 · BKN 96-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · BKN 96-91 BOS
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:33 · BKN 101-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
