⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their four, and outscored them 20-4 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q1 3:32 · BOS 19-25 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:01 · BOS 37-37 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:15 · BOS 69-68 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Neemias Queta misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · BOS 101-95 ATL
- Turnover
Neemias Queta lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · BOS 101-97 ATL
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · BOS 104-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:55 · BOS 7-16 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 6:08 · BOS 9-25 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BOS 109-101 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
