⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 47 free throws to their 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 8:26 · ATL 96-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 3:00 · ATL 96-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ATL 96-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ATL 102-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 3:00 · ATL 96-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 4:56 · ATL 93-89 BOS
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:43 · ATL 95-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
