⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 4:35 · BOS 46-30 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 5:28 · BOS 70-50 NY
- Go-ahead
Jayson Tatum hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:18 · BOS 90-89 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BOS 90-91 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:27 · BOS 84-77 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 4:39 · BOS 86-89 NY
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 90-91 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart bad pass
Q4 3:48 · BOS 86-80 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
