⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- Steal
Gerald Green stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 2:16 · BOS 68-74 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allan Ray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · BOS 68-76 ATL
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 0:33 · BOS 71-78 ATL
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · BOS 72-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:05 · BOS 57-53 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 2:15 · BOS 62-66 ATL
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Delonte West
Q4 0:33 · BOS 71-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 2:16 · BOS 68-74 ATL
- Missed FT
Royal Ivey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · BOS 71-78 ATL
- Missed FT
Royal Ivey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 74-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
