⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 27 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 27 of 51 from three
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 64
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:16 · NY 15-15 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:29 · NY 58-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 3:50 · NY 114-121 BOS
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 3:50 · NY 114-121 BOS
- Flagrant
Julius Randle flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:34 · NY 116-128 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:24 · NY 24-30 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 11:27 · NY 29-43 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 27 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
