⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:42 · BOS 60-72 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 7:11 · BOS 37-57 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
