⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+6Q131-24
-2Q228-27
-2Q327-28
+6Q437-30
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy28%
17Fast break points9
7Offensive rebounds13
6Steals3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:41 · BKN 28-21 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:06 · BKN 120-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
