⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the first quarter
- Made six threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, six of 25
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:32 · BOS 26-32 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown traveling
Q4 2:41 · BOS 105-101 ATL
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:28 · BOS 105-103 ATL
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 0:12 · BOS 108-106 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 9:25 · BOS 6-18 ATL
- Steal
Alex Len stole it from Marcus Smart
Q4 0:12 · BOS 108-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q3 1:54 · BOS 77-75 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:02 · BOS 105-101 ATL
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · BOS 105-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 16 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
