⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- Steal
Isaiah Thomas stole it from Shane Larkin
Q4 0:42 · BOS 92-98 BKN
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Shane Larkin
Q4 0:19 · BOS 95-100 BKN
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 0:10 · BOS 97-100 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:56 · BOS 40-45 BKN
- Flagrant
Jared Sullinger flagrant foul type 1 (Brook Lopez draws the foul)
Q3 9:56 · BOS 58-60 BKN
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:22 · BOS 90-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · BOS 0-8 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Larkin turnover
Q4 2:01 · BOS 90-98 BKN
- Turnover
Shane Larkin bad pass
Q4 0:19 · BOS 95-100 BKN
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young bad pass
Q4 0:10 · BOS 97-100 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
