⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:09 · ATL 20-10 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:28 · ATL 94-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 1:07 · ATL 96-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ATL 99-95 BOS
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 102-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:14 · ATL 54-45 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 7:50 · ATL 84-86 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:01 · ATL 102-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Turner Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 5:00 · ATL 86-86 BOS
- Turnover
Amir Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:01 · ATL 90-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · ATL 94-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
