⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 6:52 · NY 17-16 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:15 · NY 44-48 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 5:04 · NY 116-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q3 7:39 · NY 65-72 BOS
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges bad pass
Q4 0:19 · NY 120-113 BOS
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NY 120-113 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 1:15 · NY 28-39 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 9:34 · NY 35-48 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:57 · NY 47-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:47 · NY 107-104 BOS
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:47 · NY 107-104 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 3:06 · NY 111-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
