⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 30 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 28
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 26-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:50 · BOS 23-14 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q2 11:06 · BOS 41-24 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses technical free throw
Q3 7:47 · BOS 64-48 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:24 · BOS 48-39 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:11 · BOS 70-67 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
