⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 22-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 28 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:32 · ATL 16-6 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:08 · ATL 59-48 BOS
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 28
Q4 8:27 · ATL 116-88 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
