⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:32 · BOS 35-30 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 8:26 · BOS 64-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 10:40 · BOS 82-63 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving traveling
Q4 1:21 · BOS 125-117 ATL
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 1:03 · BOS 125-120 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · BOS 125-120 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:27 · BOS 106-99 ATL
- Steal
Kevin Huerter stole it from Marcus Morris
Q4 1:03 · BOS 125-120 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 4:58 · BOS 115-112 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 3:41 · BOS 119-112 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 2:52 · BOS 122-114 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
