⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 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, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the third 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 8 down to 3 up
Q2 11:44 · NY 33-30 BOS
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q2 7:29 · NY 50-36 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 2:10 · NY 64-44 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:05 · NY 7-14 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:10 · NY 64-52 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:20 · NY 82-70 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
