⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:06 · ATL 36-30 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:40 · ATL 101-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:02 · ATL 108-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:30 · ATL 110-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
