⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:30 · BOS 37-34 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 1:10 · BOS 91-90 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:34 · BOS 108-100 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 123-117 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 4:59 · BOS 79-87 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 5:37 · BOS 110-111 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 2:53 · BOS 112-111 BKN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:11 · BOS 126-120 BKN
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
