⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:22 · NY 86-97 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 8:46 · NY 66-76 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:52 · NY 71-88 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 8:25 · NY 90-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul
Q2 2:46 · NY 48-56 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
