⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 27
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:05 · ATL 47-44 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:37 · ATL 71-68 BOS
- Go-ahead
Dejounte Murray hit a 25-foot three jumper, Vit Krejci with the assist
OT 2:00 · ATL 121-119 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul
Q2 4:55 · ATL 47-44 BOS
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · ATL 109-110 BOS
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · ATL 109-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jayson Tatum hit a two point shot
Q4 1:59 · ATL 109-110 BOS
- Go-ahead
Derrick White hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
OT 2:21 · ATL 118-119 BOS
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Brown hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot, Kristaps Porzingis with the assist
OT 0:06 · ATL 121-122 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:44 · ATL 121-119 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick White inbound turnover
OT 0:00 · ATL 123-122 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
