⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-11 off them
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:28 · BOS 20-9 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q4 8:38 · BOS 83-64 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 8:38 · BOS 83-64 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
