⏱️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, 9 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, 24 free throws to their ten- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, seven of fifteen from three
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q2 7:56 · BOS 41-31 ATL
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a 13-foot two point shot, Ray Allen with the assist
Q4 0:30 · BOS 80-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q3 1:00 · BOS 65-60 ATL
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 1:23 · BOS 78-79 ATL
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BOS 80-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:56 · BOS 20-28 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:26 · BOS 76-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:32 · BOS 49-43 ATL
- Technical
Erick Dampier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:00 · BOS 65-60 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 81-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |