⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 44
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q3 7:05 · BOS 70-49 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q3 4:00 · BOS 80-53 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 6:11 · BOS 97-75 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:08 · BOS 86-69 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · BOS 68-49 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
