⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:46 · ATL 56-64 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:52 · ATL 79-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:38 · ATL 88-93 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:05 · ATL 93-99 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:33 · ATL 11-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:12 · ATL 42-54 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 2:31 · ATL 60-80 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
