⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Won the second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to fifteen
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 23
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 1:31 · ATL 26-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:19 · ATL 82-84 BOS
- Winner
Al Harrington made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:53 · ATL 95-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · ATL 84-86 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Al Jefferson.
Q4 1:15 · ATL 94-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:43 · ATL 31-39 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q2 0:17 · ATL 47-64 BOS
- Ties it
Ricky Davis made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:12 · ATL 94-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Childress.
Q4 2:49 · ATL 90-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · ATL 96-94 BOS
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · ATL 96-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
