⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 29-6 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:07 · ATL 32-27 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 6:33 · ATL 70-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap traveling
Q4 4:48 · ATL 81-80 BOS
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · ATL 87-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:15 · ATL 81-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · ATL 85-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ATL 87-93 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · ATL 87-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
