⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 44- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 8:21 · BOS 19-10 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:17 · BOS 36-28 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 9:30 · BOS 66-47 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 6 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 14 | Blocks | 12 |
