⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38- Made thirteen threes to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:27 · BOS 91-83 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 9:19 · BOS 37-39 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:55 · BOS 51-60 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:37 · BOS 104-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:43 · BOS 17-14 BKN
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:26 · BOS 18-16 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 21 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
