⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikal Bridges technical foul
Q2 10:46 · BKN 33-39 BOS
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul
Q4 5:38 · BKN 95-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:49 · BKN 9-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:14 · BKN 43-53 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 2:42 · BKN 52-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:15 · BKN 110-118 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
