⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 22 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q2 7:58 · BOS 51-27 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q2 0:18 · BOS 72-41 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q3 9:27 · BOS 80-43 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 8:12 · BOS 79-43 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 22
Q3 5:46 · BOS 82-60 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q4 6:50 · BOS 98-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeff Teague flagrant foul type 1 (Avery Bradley draws the foul)
Q3 8:12 · BOS 79-43 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
