In the first half of Tuesday night’s rather easy triumph over New York, Brad Stevens’s Celtics drained 20 field goals (compared to the Knicks’ 15) and successfully concluded three other possessions (compared to the Knicks two) by drawing a shooting foul – and-1’s not included. That’s 23 conversions, compared to the Knicks’ 17.
The C’s hit seven treys in that 24 minutes, while Jeff Hornacek’s crew missed all seven that they took – New York also missed three FT’s, compared to just one for Boston.
Seven three-balls plus two fouls shots – that’s a swing of nine points … plus 12 points worth of possession … we ought to be ahead by 21, maybe 54 – 33?