⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-7Q127-31
-3Q226-27
-2Q328-29
+4Q424-17
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Went cold from three, four of twenty
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy39%
4Threes made9
19Free throws made11
51Rebounds45
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
