⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:37 · ATL 22-11 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:49 · ATL 56-44 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:41 · ATL 22-21 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
