⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN 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 Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 24
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:33 · BKN 69-66 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:09 · BKN 52-53 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:53 · BKN 75-78 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:36 · BKN 84-96 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
