⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:41 · BOS 30-16 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:05 · BOS 113-113 ATL
- Go-ahead
Marcus Banks made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:45 · BOS 125-124 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:48 · BOS 43-45 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:11 · BOS 94-99 ATL
- Winner
Jason Terry made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:38 · BOS 125-127 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
