⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q1 3:46 · BKN 13-28 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 0:53 · BKN 77-97 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:03 · BKN 0-14 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q1 7:30 · BKN 2-28 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q4 5:19 · BKN 83-115 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
