⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 19-11 off them
- A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup, Joakim Noah with the assist
Q4 1:06 · NY 112-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 3:04 · NY 101-109 BOS
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · NY 112-115 BOS
- Turnover
Justin Holiday bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NY 114-119 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up
Q2 7:39 · NY 39-48 BOS
- Winner
Marcus Smart hit a 24-foot three jumper, Al Horford with the assist
Q4 0:47 · NY 112-115 BOS
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:18 · NY 112-115 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NY 114-118 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NY 114-118 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
