⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 8:05 · BKN 45-39 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:55 · BKN 91-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · BKN 91-97 BOS
- Turnover
Trevor Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · BKN 96-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 9:29 · BKN 4-17 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 6:04 · BKN 65-72 BOS
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Trevor Booker
Q4 0:58 · BKN 96-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:48 · BKN 96-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 14 |
