⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 7:58 · BOS 12-19 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 1:18 · BOS 35-32 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 3:47 · BOS 91-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:45 · BOS 120-113 BKN
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · BOS 122-116 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:17 · BOS 2-11 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 9:29 · BOS 4-19 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:44 · BOS 72-73 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · BOS 111-104 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
