⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:26 · BOS 38-27 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 0:33 · BOS 83-69 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · BOS 96-89 NY
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · BOS 96-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:31 · BOS 51-43 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
