⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their twelve- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:30 · BOS 41-42 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 8:40 · BOS 81-68 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 2:45 · BOS 96-76 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Josh Hart and Jaylen Brown
Q3 11:41 · BOS 59-59 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
