⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:43 · ATL 38-34 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 4:54 · ATL 72-74 BOS
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 4:03 · ATL 72-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · ATL 77-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 4:20 · ATL 72-74 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce double dribble
Q4 3:11 · ATL 72-79 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · ATL 80-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
