⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- A 22-0 run took them from 7 down to 15 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 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
- Steal
Tim Hardaway Jr. stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 2:42 · ATL 89-94 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:31 · ATL 92-94 BOS
- Ties it
Paul Millsap hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kent Bazemore with the assist
Q4 0:25 · ATL 101-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul
Q2 2:24 · ATL 33-42 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 7 down to 15 up
Q1 7:41 · ATL 10-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:22 · ATL 48-53 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 5:45 · ATL 57-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:43 · ATL 83-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · ATL 85-92 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · ATL 89-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
