⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:41 · BOS 92-98 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · BOS 92-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:21 · BOS 6-13 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:56 · BOS 46-53 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:55 · BOS 73-86 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · BOS 69-75 NY
- Turnover
Shane Larkin traveling
Q4 0:56 · BOS 92-98 NY
- Missed FT
Pablo Prigioni misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 93-99 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
