⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-4Q124-26
+3Q225-23
-10Q314-24
+8Q426-16
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
Key battles
1Fast break points6
12Threes made6
17Offensive rebounds11
13Points off turnovers19
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
