⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first 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
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 2:29 · NY 100-127 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:07 · NY 27-44 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 3:32 · NY 70-89 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q4 4:22 · NY 92-127 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
