⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 10:56 · BOS 54-46 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis traveling
Q4 4:11 · BOS 84-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 5:35 · BOS 34-40 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:09 · BOS 64-61 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · BOS 84-78 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:57 · BOS 84-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
