⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-3Q127-33
-5Q216-22
-3Q323-26
-9Q425-34
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
Key battles
11%Three-point accuracy42%
2Threes made11
21Fast break points6
14Turnovers9
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 11 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
