⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+1Q125-23
+12Q222-10
-1Q321-18
+1Q418-15
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 seven threes to their no- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 20-7 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
Key battles
24%Three-point accuracy0%
7Threes made0
23Free throws made8
20Points off turnovers7
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
