⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twenty from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 39
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 1:02 · BOS 73-68 ATL
- Lead
Brandon Bass hit a two point shot, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:05 · BOS 84-82 ATL
- Winner
Brandon Bass hit a 16-foot jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 4:47 · BOS 86-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · BOS 84-84 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
OT 2:03 · BOS 88-86 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:22 · BOS 88-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:00 · BOS 4-13 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:54 · BOS 73-76 ATL
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · BOS 84-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
OT 1:46 · BOS 88-86 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
OT 0:28 · BOS 88-86 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:01 · BOS 88-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
