⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 48 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
A 17-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 12 in the third 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:07 · BOS 85-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · BOS 49-62 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 0:41 · BOS 49-67 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q3 10:23 · BOS 52-80 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 4:23 · BOS 96-121 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre' Bembry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:04 · BOS 37-52 BKN
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · BOS 49-62 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
