⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 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 eighteen threes to their nine
They went cold, nine of 34 from three
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 10:01 · BOS 28-40 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:06 · BOS 48-60 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:30 · BOS 61-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul
Q3 2:13 · BOS 67-79 ATL
- Flagrant
Jaylen Brown flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:43 · BOS 92-106 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 9:56 · BOS 5-14 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:50 · BOS 38-60 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 10:24 · BOS 50-73 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
Q3 2:13 · BOS 67-79 ATL
- Missed FT
Onyeka Okongwu misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 6:43 · BOS 92-106 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |







