⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 23 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 24
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:00 · BOS 11-8 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 2:35 · BOS 64-40 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 10:12 · BOS 102-73 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Markel Brown technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:09 · BOS 114-88 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 39 | Assists | 17 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
