⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:29 · BOS 61-56 NY
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 21-foot step back jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:01 · BOS 104-102 NY
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:00 · BOS 104-102 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q3 1:39 · BOS 75-72 NY
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:25 · BOS 90-88 NY
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · BOS 99-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:39 · BOS 16-19 NY
- Ties it
Marcus Morris Sr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Knox II with the assist
Q4 0:04 · BOS 102-102 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · BOS 99-94 NY
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris Sr. misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:57 · BOS 100-97 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 0:00 · BOS 104-102 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
