⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine- They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
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
- Steal
Zaza Pachulia stole it from Allan Ray
Q4 1:34 · ATL 96-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lorenzen Wright flagrant foul type 1 (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q2 2:47 · ATL 43-34 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:15 · ATL 92-89 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 3:26 · ATL 92-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:09 · ATL 47-43 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:40 · ATL 82-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 2:47 · ATL 43-34 BOS
- Turnover
Allan Ray bad pass
Q4 1:34 · ATL 96-93 BOS
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 0:41 · ATL 98-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
