⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-14Q119-27
+3Q223-22
+9Q332-22
+2Q432-28
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds7
26Free throws made17
2Blocks4
19Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
