⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:01 · NY 9-3 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 2:57 · NY 55-39 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 6:31 · NY 67-48 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 2:18 · NY 93-90 BOS
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · NY 95-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NY 95-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:18 · NY 91-89 BOS
- Steal
Tremont Waters stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 2:18 · NY 93-90 BOS
- Steal
Carsen Edwards stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:42 · NY 95-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Romeo Langford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · NY 93-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
