⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:50 · ATL 11-5 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 9:38 · ATL 56-49 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 3:24 · ATL 68-53 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · ATL 88-82 BOS
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
Q4 1:15 · ATL 88-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 5:48 · ATL 11-15 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:50 · ATL 78-76 BOS
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 1:15 · ATL 88-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · ATL 83-78 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · ATL 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:13 · ATL 88-82 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
