⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 32
Made ten threes to their eighteen
Went cold from three, ten of 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:29 · BOS 54-43 ATL
- Lead
Derrick White hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 1:57 · BOS 111-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · BOS 108-108 ATL
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · BOS 108-108 ATL
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · BOS 116-117 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:44 · BOS 81-75 ATL
- Ties it
Dyson Daniels hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · BOS 108-108 ATL
- Winner
Onyeka Okongwu hit a tip shot
Q4 0:06 · BOS 116-117 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dyson Daniels out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · BOS 116-117 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 35 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |







