⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 30-8 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 10:13 · BOS 13-12 BKN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q1 3:08 · BOS 43-25 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 7:18 · BOS 108-84 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:15 · BOS 59-54 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
