⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 8
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:02 · ATL 15-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:11 · ATL 37-26 BOS
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:07 · ATL 95-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · ATL 89-81 BOS
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 4:07 · ATL 89-81 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith double dribble
Q4 2:25 · ATL 93-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:00 · ATL 2-10 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:11 · ATL 29-26 BOS
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · ATL 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:07 · ATL 95-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
