⏱️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 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 27
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 10:57 · BOS 12-2 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:18 · BOS 20-5 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Strickland Bad Pass
Q4 2:24 · BOS 89-81 ATL
- Turnover
Mark Blount Bad Pass
Q4 1:43 · BOS 89-81 ATL
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:17 · BOS 89-81 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:12 · BOS 26-20 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:46 · BOS 37-35 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:06 · BOS 52-48 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul
Q1 3:35 · BOS 19-5 ATL
- Turnover
DerMarr Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Erick Strickland.
Q4 1:28 · BOS 89-81 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
