⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 41 from three
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
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
- Lead
Robert Williams III hit a two point shot
Q4 2:18 · BOS 113-111 ATL
- Go-ahead
Robert Williams III hit a alley oop dunk shot, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 0:25 · BOS 115-114 ATL
- Lead
Derrick White hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 117-116 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart offensive foul
Q4 1:52 · BOS 113-111 ATL
- Turnover
Marcus Smart turnover
Q4 1:52 · BOS 113-111 ATL
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass
Q4 1:23 · BOS 113-114 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:14 · BOS 111-111 ATL
- Ties it
Trae Young hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 2:42 · BOS 111-111 ATL
- Winner
Trae Young hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 0:02 · BOS 117-119 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
