⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-17 off them- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · BOS 89-85 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · BOS 96-89 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Obinna Ekezie Traveling
Q4 4:11 · BOS 85-81 ATL
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Bad Pass
Q4 2:59 · BOS 89-83 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 90-85 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
