⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:56 · BKN 11-2 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:18 · BKN 58-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Royce O'Neale technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:34 · BKN 62-68 BOS
- Technical
Kyrie Irving technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:37 · BKN 79-87 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 3:01 · BKN 85-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 9:12 · BKN 11-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:35 · BKN 16-24 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 3:23 · BKN 85-101 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
