⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 29 from three
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 8:02 · BOS 52-27 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 0:34 · BOS 76-44 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 8:43 · BOS 84-52 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q3 10:43 · BOS 76-52 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:31 · BOS 96-84 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 4:52 · BOS 107-95 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
