⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-5 off them
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
- Ties it
Glen Davis hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:33 · BOS 96-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie House misses technical free throw
Q2 6:39 · BOS 37-31 ATL
- Flagrant
Glen Davis flagrant foul type 1 (Marvin Williams draws the foul)
Q3 6:16 · BOS 67-57 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:50 · BOS 93-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:50 · BOS 93-94 ATL
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:14 · BOS 96-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q1 8:37 · BOS 5-3 ATL
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1 (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)
Q1 2:57 · BOS 18-16 ATL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:14 · BOS 96-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
