⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 29 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their nine- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 10
- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 9:33 · BOS 21-3 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 37
Q2 1:39 · BOS 82-45 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 41-point lead to 49
Q4 8:22 · BOS 127-78 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 26 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
