⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 51 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 28-11 off them
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 8:04 · BKN 15-13 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:14 · BKN 102-103 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
OT 1:06 · BKN 117-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul
Q4 4:48 · BKN 91-94 BOS
- Turnover
Nolan Traore bad pass turnover
OT 2:20 · BKN 108-110 BOS
- Missed FT
Nolan Traore misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:02 · BKN 118-115 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 6:11 · BKN 91-101 BOS
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Brown hit a 26-foot three jumper, Luka Garza with the assist
OT 3:20 · BKN 106-107 BOS
- Go-ahead
Payton Pritchard hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
OT 2:34 · BKN 108-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Garza lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · BKN 98-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 102-103 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
2OT 2:13 · BKN 124-125 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 35 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
