⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 36-16 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 2
- A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:25 · NY 13-2 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:21 · NY 76-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 2:14 · NY 76-89 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29
Q4 6:08 · NY 87-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:09 · NY 55-52 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
