⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY 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 Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:05 · NY 53-63 BOS
- Lead
Immanuel Quickley hit a 1-foot two point shot, RJ Barrett with the assist
Q4 0:44 · NY 103-101 BOS
- Winner
RJ Barrett hit a 25-foot three shot, Alec Burks with the assist
Q4 0:00 · NY 108-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:04 · NY 96-96 BOS
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 103-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NY 104-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:39 · NY 3-12 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 11:15 · NY 21-37 BOS
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a 18-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:02 · NY 105-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · NY 103-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
