⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, 29 turnovers to their eighteen
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 8:23 · BOS 10-13 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:14 · BOS 60-64 ATL
- Lead
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · BOS 98-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James Bad Pass. Stolen by Boris Diaw.
Q4 4:54 · BOS 90-90 ATL
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass
Q4 2:32 · BOS 92-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:52 · BOS 2-13 ATL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q2 3:24 · BOS 43-58 ATL
- Lead
Stephen Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dion Glover.
Q4 0:55 · BOS 94-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Double Dribble
Q4 4:37 · BOS 90-90 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Terry Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 2:29 · BOS 92-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · BOS 98-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
