⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:46 · ATL 11-9 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:00 · ATL 49-53 BOS
- Steal
Clint Capela stole it from Jaylen Brown
Q4 0:51 · ATL 113-121 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Trae Young flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:28 · ATL 67-74 BOS
- Turnover
Clint Capela bad pass
Q4 0:49 · ATL 113-121 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:08 · ATL 3-9 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:18 · ATL 11-21 BOS
- Steal
Robert Williams III stole it from Clint Capela
Q4 0:49 · ATL 113-121 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · ATL 113-121 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
