⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
A 16-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 5 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:26 · BOS 17-3 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 0:18 · BOS 77-56 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 7:58 · BOS 91-68 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 6:12 · BOS 23-13 ATL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:58 · BOS 47-42 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:04 · BOS 100-79 ATL
- Technical
Lloyd Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:59 · BOS 102-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 44 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
