⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:44 · ATL 71-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 7:00 · ATL 43-39 BOS
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:33 · ATL 71-75 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:19 · ATL 51-56 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q4 6:46 · ATL 58-73 BOS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:33 · ATL 71-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brandon Bass flagrant foul type 1 (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)
Q3 7:00 · ATL 43-39 BOS
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · ATL 71-76 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · ATL 73-77 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
