⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 28-5 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:38 · NY 13-4 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:51 · NY 35-34 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:37 · NY 95-105 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q1 8:15 · NY 15-17 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:46 · NY 20-27 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 6:33 · NY 37-47 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
