⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- Go-ahead
Derrick White hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
OT 4:06 · BOS 107-106 ATL
- Go-ahead
Derrick White hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
OT 2:47 · BOS 110-108 ATL
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Brown hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
OT 2:15 · BOS 113-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · BOS 103-100 ATL
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 104-102 ATL
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass
OT 0:21 · BOS 115-116 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Lead
Jalen Johnson hit a 4-foot layup, Onyeka Okongwu with the assist
OT 4:40 · BOS 104-106 ATL
- Go-ahead
Dyson Daniels hit a driving layup, De'Andre Hunter with the assist
OT 3:13 · BOS 107-108 ATL
- Go-ahead
Trae Young hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 2:36 · BOS 110-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:20 · BOS 102-100 ATL
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu lost ball turnover
OT 3:46 · BOS 107-106 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:12 · BOS 115-116 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
