⏱️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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:54 · BOS 42-38 ATL
- Lead
Rajon Rondo hit a two point shot
OT 4:43 · BOS 82-80 ATL
- Winner
Rajon Rondo hit a 3-foot two point shot
OT 3:47 · BOS 84-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · BOS 80-77 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 1:34 · BOS 80-77 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
OT 3:15 · BOS 84-82 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:31 · BOS 80-80 ATL
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:23 · BOS 80-80 ATL
- Ties it
Willie Green hit a layup
OT 4:13 · BOS 82-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 6:13 · BOS 76-65 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague lost ball
Q4 3:54 · BOS 80-72 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Collins bad pass
OT 3:36 · BOS 84-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
