⏱️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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:36 · BKN 30-30 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:39 · BKN 44-45 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:22 · BKN 84-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · BKN 109-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:48 · BKN 12-22 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 2:49 · BKN 103-109 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 2:49 · BKN 103-109 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · BKN 106-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
