⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 2:24 · ATL 92-89 BOS
- Turnover
Al Harrington offensive foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)
Q4 0:07 · ATL 94-96 BOS
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 0:07 · ATL 94-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:52 · ATL 62-55 BOS
- Winner
Ricky Davis hit a layup
Q4 1:39 · ATL 92-93 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:44 · ATL 92-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
Q4 0:35 · ATL 94-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ATL 94-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ATL 94-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
