⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 11:14 · BOS 105-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 1:05 · BOS 120-112 BKN
- Turnover
Al Horford steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:52 · BOS 120-114 BKN
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:29 · BOS 120-117 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:16 · BOS 29-27 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:36 · BOS 118-110 BKN
- Steal
Joe Harris stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 0:29 · BOS 120-117 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
