⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:22 · NY 30-21 BOS
- Winner
Robin Lopez hit a 5-foot two point shot, Jerian Grant with the assist
Q4 2:20 · NY 108-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · NY 59-49 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:44 · NY 106-106 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 118-114 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
