⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:26 · BOS 25-24 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 0:50 · BOS 18-24 ATL
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:41 · BOS 74-82 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · BOS 84-91 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 3:34 · BOS 14-20 ATL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · BOS 80-88 ATL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · BOS 86-94 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
