⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter- Made thirteen threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 44 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:07 · BOS 37-39 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 5:45 · BOS 49-46 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 2:29 · BOS 94-76 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:05 · BOS 109-101 NY
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · BOS 113-107 NY
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:24 · BOS 119-115 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 10:16 · BOS 2-14 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:39 · BOS 96-87 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:37 · BOS 102-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
Q4 4:32 · BOS 109-101 NY
📊The numbers
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
