⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 12-4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 9:49 · ATL 16-4 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 7:22 · ATL 44-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 6:01 · ATL 64-45 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 0:41 · ATL 79-74 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 2:58 · ATL 46-35 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · ATL 71-65 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:41 · ATL 78-74 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:41 · ATL 78-74 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
