⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
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
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 0:14 · NY 100-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Ntilikina bad pass
Q4 1:31 · NY 97-89 BOS
- Turnover
Ron Baker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · NY 99-91 BOS
- Turnover
Doug McDermott out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · NY 99-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 4:23 · NY 23-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:40 · NY 42-40 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:09 · NY 53-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · NY 100-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 10 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
