⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 9 in the fourth 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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:31 · BOS 107-116 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q2 5:52 · BOS 45-64 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 10:22 · BOS 51-77 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 2:55 · BOS 67-96 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
