⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Made four threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 28-18 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 4:20 · ATL 18-21 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:30 · ATL 31-24 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 7:03 · ATL 84-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 2:54 · ATL 86-80 BOS
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 2:54 · ATL 86-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · ATL 91-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 9:37 · ATL 3-16 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 3:45 · ATL 63-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · ATL 84-79 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
