⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 20-4 off them
Key battles
🏀Good 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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:37 · BKN 48-64 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 5:39 · BKN 59-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · BKN 79-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
