⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
A 27-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 7 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:40 · BKN 46-42 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 6:25 · BKN 76-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:07 · BKN 104-93 BOS
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:07 · BKN 105-98 BOS
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:48 · BKN 105-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 27-0 run
A 27-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:02 · BKN 109-102 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
