⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:01 · NY 33-29 BOS
- Lead
Jalen Brunson hit a 16-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:44 · NY 103-101 BOS
- Winner
Josh Hart hit a layup, Jalen Brunson with the assist
Q4 1:51 · NY 105-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:26 · NY 105-104 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 9:51 · NY 7-9 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:01 · NY 11-17 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:22 · NY 76-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 4:06 · NY 99-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:03 · NY 101-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
