⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 22 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 35
Q4 6:28 · ATL 91-126 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 1:54 · ATL 106-132 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 8:41 · ATL 34-51 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 5:18 · ATL 43-67 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q2 3:12 · ATL 46-77 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 22 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
