⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind 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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:56 · BKN 28-32 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:45 · BKN 65-57 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 6:38 · BKN 91-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:00 · BKN 99-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
