⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:56 · BOS 91-105 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 6:37 · BOS 34-45 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 8:47 · BOS 82-101 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
