⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the second quarter
Key battles
9Blocks2
20Points off turnovers10
15Fast break points9
41Rebounds54
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 8:27 · BOS 48-42 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:50 · BOS 83-68 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 1:25 · BOS 94-80 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · BOS 73-63 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
