⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 25
- A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 6:06 · BOS 94-76 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q3 1:29 · BOS 117-83 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 8:18 · BOS 130-89 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:47 · BOS 79-73 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 67% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 22 | Threes made | 14 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 38 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
