⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 25-14 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:42 · ATL 16-7 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:43 · ATL 70-58 BOS
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Marquis Daniels
Q4 0:42 · ATL 92-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:18 · ATL 85-82 BOS
- Missed FT
Vladimir Radmanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 96-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:46 · ATL 72-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels lost ball
Q4 0:42 · ATL 92-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
