⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
0Q128-29
+9Q226-18
-1Q331-32
-6Q420-26
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-14 off them- They shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
Key battles
3Steals12
55%Three-point accuracy31%
19Turnovers10
14Points off turnovers24
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
