⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 3
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 11:19 · BKN 33-28 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:46 · BKN 55-41 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 2:04 · BKN 86-70 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul
Q4 3:41 · BKN 98-92 BOS
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 3:41 · BKN 98-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:23 · BKN 2-9 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:18 · BKN 98-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:35 · BKN 103-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · BKN 103-98 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:06 · BKN 105-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
