⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 35 from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
A 17-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 17 in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 17
Q2 6:04 · ATL 44-61 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 5:04 · ATL 14-30 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q3 11:46 · ATL 47-76 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q3 2:36 · ATL 64-91 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
