⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 27 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:52 · ATL 74-81 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Smith turnover
Q4 4:16 · ATL 74-81 BOS
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 1:06 · ATL 79-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:00 · ATL 54-52 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q3 5:39 · ATL 64-73 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Louis Williams
Q4 1:06 · ATL 79-87 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
