⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind 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 worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · ATL 9-3 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 11:29 · ATL 46-32 BOS
- Steal
Trae Young stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:05 · ATL 100-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeAndre' Bembry and Marcus Smart
Q3 7:35 · ATL 76-69 BOS
- Turnover
Trae Young offensive foul
Q4 2:50 · ATL 100-105 BOS
- Turnover
Trae Young turnover
Q4 2:50 · ATL 100-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:36 · ATL 52-46 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:43 · ATL 75-65 BOS
- Turnover
Al Horford traveling
Q4 4:48 · ATL 100-101 BOS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · ATL 100-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
