⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:00 · ATL 49-50 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:07 · ATL 74-68 BOS
- Lead
Jason Terry made 19 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:49 · ATL 83-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:15 · ATL 81-81 BOS
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Offensive Foul
Q4 1:00 · ATL 87-85 BOS
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Foul
Q4 1:00 · ATL 87-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:34 · ATL 83-83 BOS
- Ties it
Vin Baker made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 1:53 · ATL 85-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jiri Welsch Bad Pass. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Q4 2:59 · ATL 81-81 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 2:02 · ATL 85-83 BOS
- Missed FT
Vin Baker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:53 · ATL 85-85 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
