⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks 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
- Go-ahead
Joe Johnson hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 1:20 · ATL 82-81 BOS
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ATL 84-83 BOS
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ATL 83-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:49 · ATL 77-77 BOS
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · ATL 79-79 BOS
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 85-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:41 · ATL 72-74 BOS
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a two point shot, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:38 · ATL 80-81 BOS
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a two point shot
Q4 0:30 · ATL 84-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ATL 84-85 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
