⏱️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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 5:11 · ATL 66-54 BOS
- Winner
Al Horford hit a dunk, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:19 · ATL 85-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball
Q4 4:47 · ATL 81-76 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:09 · ATL 87-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:48 · ATL 3-11 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:42 · ATL 66-64 BOS
- Ties it
Ray Allen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 2:41 · ATL 83-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:50 · ATL 81-76 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
Q4 4:39 · ATL 81-76 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
