⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight- A 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 29
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 28
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q1 0:39 · BOS 36-20 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:37 · BOS 57-54 ATL
- Go-ahead
Courtney Lee hit a 23-foot jumper, Jordan Crawford with the assist
Q4 2:57 · BOS 87-86 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up
Q2 2:24 · BOS 46-47 ATL
- Go-ahead
Paul Millsap hit a layup, Mike Scott with the assist
Q4 2:33 · BOS 87-88 ATL
- Go-ahead
Paul Millsap hit a layup, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:01 · BOS 89-90 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
