Roland Physicality Report

Game 5 : NYK @ BOS | Final Score: BOS 127, NYK 102

Team Physicality Game Summary

Winner: BOSTON

Team	RPR*	Pts	Wins	L/D	L2+	Falls	K/D
Boston	391.7	452	129	25	46	20	24
New York	340.3	426	106	22	45	24	20

Header notes:
RPR = "Roland Physicality Rating" (in development)
Plays = Physicality Plays (adjusted by level of force)
Wins = a Physicality play that is deemed a 'win'
L/D = Losses/Defeats (non-intentional fouls and soft plays)
L2+ = level 2 or higher force physicality plays
Falls = player hits the ground
KD = Knockdowns: causes opponent to hit the ground
Net Pts = 'results over process' calculation

Player Physicality Stats

BOSTON CELTICS

...BOSTON CELTICS "physicality suffered"

Analysis:

• Jaylen Brown with the INSANE physicality game! A triple digit RPR with over 100 physical plays, 30 physicality wins and led both teams in every positive category. At the same time he was subjected to an ENORMOUS physicality suffered score. Look no further for the toughest, highest physicality Celtic! We could fill up the whole Signature Moments with Brown clips...


• Jrue Holiday had another strong physicality game after being the victim more than the aggressor in game four. He also spent vast amounts of time tangling with the much bigger KAT and Robinson.


• Luke Kornet came off the bench to be one of the heroes too. Lots of screens and rebounding battling his bread and butter with of course some strong verticalities in this one.

NEW YORK KNICKS

...NEW YORK KNICKS "physicality suffered"

Analysis:

• Jalen Brunson was involved in a lot of the very physical plays, and led the Knicks in all major physicality suffered categories. He spent more time than usual actively grabbing opponents when on defense, which may sap his strength a little for possibly not that much gain?


• KAT led the Knicks again in force level 2+ plays, and tied for the lead in Knockdowns. But his win rate wasn't very high on his physiclity plays and the Knicks will likely need more from him to win game six.


• Josh Hart wins the "most bloodied" player of the series, and led the team in Phyiscality Wins as well as actual scoring in this one.

Game Four Signature Physicality Moments

• Q1 (10:32) Huge physicality both ways
  Jrue all over KAT who waits for the offball screens to pass but while NYK gets some screen hits in Brown fights through it KAT drives Jrue hounds into knocking it loose Hart picks up is bodied hard by Jrue and falls and stays down for some time.


• Q1 (9:45) Another physical possession early
  Jaylen shoves Brunson into Horford no call KAT sets offball screen on Brown rolls gets pass and goes vertical against Horford for a forceful collision.


• Q1 (9:24) Not Porzingis' game
  Porzingis eventually posts up KAT and gives him a forearm to the throat, drawing an offensive foul.


• Q1 (7:38) Knicks' fastbreak faces resistance
  Jrue grabs Hart and he falls OG takes it at KP who meets with verticality KAT goes for rebound and Jrue with the hip check foul.


• Q1 (5:45) The Brown-Brunson matchup was key
  Brown posts Brunson physical gets deep wraps pass to Kornet for layup but gets flattened by KAT and falls.


• Q1 (2:10) Brunson-Brown again and Hart pays the price
  Brunson gives elbow shot to Brown who is picking him up backcourt and staggers Brunson drives drops off for Hart who is clobbered by Kornet with tons of blood. Still in the first quarter!


• Q2 (7:50) Intense physicality just to reach a deadball
  Jrue tries to post Payne but tangle ends without the ball Robinson absorbs a pritchard drive in chest deters horford mcbride battle for post ball knocked loose horford throws off mcbride for uob.


• Q2 (4:51) Jrue-Robinson gets testy
  Robinson overpowers Jrue low boxout with push despite white pushing in his back and Jrue argues but OG misses the shot and this time Jrue gets a push and Brown knocks over Mitch for the rebound leading to 5on4.


• Q2 (4:39) Brunson tries to draw the foul
  Brunson tries to take offball charge by stopping when Horford is running to rim he collides hard Brunson falls no call wide open layup


• Q2 (1:36) Brunson won't stop
  Nearing the end of the half Brunson still with strength takes Pritchard into post multi bump spin bumped by Horford as his flip shot goes up and in and one


• Q3 (11:41) The first play of the second half
  Brown chasing Brunson runs right into Hart screen they get locked up lots of pushing and shoving.


• Q3 (10:43) Brown with a Physicality, Playing Hard, and High IQ play all in one - the play of the game
  Brunson pushes off to get space for catch Hart misses on screen Brown fights back in front of Brunson bumps him hard ball loose Brunson falls Brown going for loose ball bumped by Brunson full out dive to save back inbounds to Kornet. Brown then gets up and draws the fastbreak shooting foul on Brunson at the other end.


• Q3 (9:07) We reach 8 falls in the first three minutes of Q3
  Jrue drive, ball loose after Bridges contact Jrue Hart dive Jrue comes up with it feeds White who finishes through Brunson both fall and call overturned to foul on Brunson on challenge.


• Q3 (3:41) OG makes his prescene felt
  OG grabs a rebound and knocks over Kornet leading to 5on4 break for FB free throws