⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:12 · ATL 8-4 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 2:10 · ATL 37-23 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul
Q2 1:43 · ATL 55-41 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:43 · ATL 55-41 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |









