⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:25 · BOS 57-57 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:45 · BOS 97-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Williams III out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:04 · BOS 97-89 ATL
- Missed FT
Robert Williams III misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:29 · BOS 99-91 ATL
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · BOS 101-93 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:31 · BOS 13-28 ATL
- Steal
De'Andre Hunter stole it from Jaylen Brown
Q4 1:11 · BOS 101-93 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
