⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 22 threes to their ten- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- A 22-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 35 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 5:07 · BOS 26-8 BKN
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 35
Q2 11:07 · BOS 52-17 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 45
Q2 0:02 · BOS 77-32 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 37
Q3 10:19 · BOS 77-40 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
