⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:39 · ATL 29-20 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:13 · ATL 77-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
