⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 39 rebounds to 28- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 29
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 stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q4 4:07 · BOS 106-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett double technical foul
Q3 3:14 · BOS 72-56 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:40 · BOS 60-54 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q2 0:57 · BOS 51-41 ATL
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:00 · BOS 101-81 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
