⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 18
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:47 · BOS 102-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q4 4:47 · BOS 102-90 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
