⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 37-25 off them- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
Key battles
9Fast break points25
7Steals13
37Points off turnovers25
21Turnovers14
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:55 · BKN 12-5 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:12 · BKN 58-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · BKN 99-105 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:08 · BKN 100-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:24 · BKN 12-13 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:11 · BKN 50-60 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:18 · BKN 84-96 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
