⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 11:12 · BOS 13-3 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 2:44 · BOS 34-15 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 9:22 · BOS 105-89 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 10:43 · BOS 40-29 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:13 · BOS 80-67 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:23 · BOS 118-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
