⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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, twelve turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 24-11 off them- They shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:37 · ATL 17-14 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:23 · ATL 89-96 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Terry Offensive Foul
Q4 1:16 · ATL 96-101 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Terry Foul
Q4 1:16 · ATL 96-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:29 · ATL 78-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Battie Technical Foul
Q3 11:38 · ATL 54-53 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:29 · ATL 92-96 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Glenn Robinson.
Q4 0:57 · ATL 96-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 17 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
