⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 10:08 · ATL 60-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Obinna Ekezie Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 6:26 · ATL 60-72 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 10:08 · ATL 22-48 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |









