⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-9Q112-21
+4Q220-17
+2Q320-17
-4Q418-22
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
Key battles
7Free throws made19
17Points off turnovers8
4Blocks1
16Assists11
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
