⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 5:52 · NY 52-50 BOS
- Lead
Evan Fournier hit a 26-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
OT 3:42 · NY 125-122 BOS
- Lead
RJ Barrett hit a 25-foot three jumper, Evan Fournier with the assist
OT 3:13 · NY 128-125 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Fournier lost ball turnover
2OT 3:55 · NY 128-131 BOS
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
2OT 3:07 · NY 130-131 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 2:14 · NY 130-131 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:39 · NY 109-106 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:46 · NY 116-119 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
2OT 4:42 · NY 128-131 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 2:14 · NY 109-104 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · NY 112-106 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:53 · NY 122-121 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 21 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
