โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses technical free throw
Q2 6:31 ยท BKN 34-36 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:03 ยท BKN 28-30 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 10:27 ยท BKN 80-96 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 4:07 ยท BKN 91-110 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |







