⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:58 · NY 24-16 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 37
Q3 9:05 · NY 80-43 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q3 3:23 · NY 92-51 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 30
Q3 1:29 · NY 92-62 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |