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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hawks | 36 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 120 |
 Celtics | 43 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 129 |
ATLTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 43-10043.0% | 15-4037.5% | 19-2479.2% | 50 | 27 | 17 |
| BOS | 44-9347.3% | 13-3636.1% | 28-3775.7% | 46 | 30 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics129| 36 | 30 | 12-24 | 4-10 | 2-3 | +13 | +9.1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 4-4 | +9 | +9.8 | ||||||||
| 33 | 18 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 0 | 5-6 | +13 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | +11 | −5.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 23 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +4.0 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.4 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 129 | 44-9347.3% | 13-3636.1% | 46 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 28-3775.7% | 11 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 37 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker and Robert Williams III (coach’s decision).
Atlanta Hawks120| 34 | 20 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 6-9 | −3 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 31 | 26 | 10-17 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | −16 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 1-1 | −8 | −3.6 | ||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −4.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.2 | |||||
| 21 | 16 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.3 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | |||||||
| Team | 120 | 43-10043.0% | 15-4037.5% | 50 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 19-2479.2% | 19 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 42 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Zeller, Justin Anderson and BJ Johnson (coach’s decision).
Celtics129Hawks120ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kyrie Irving had 30 points (12 in the first quarter) and a season-high 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-120.
It was tied at 112 when Jaylen Brown’s corner 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 5:26 left. They pulled away to a 125-114 lead with 2:43 left.
Late in the fourth quarter, Marcus Smart had 3 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Brown’s corner 3-pointer that put the Celtics ahead 115-112, and the Celtics scored 8 points off them.
Brown scored 23 points off the bench, and Smart added 16 points, 9 assists and 5 steals.
For the Hawks, Trae Young scored 26 points with 5 3-pointers, and John Collins added 20 points (12 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Celtics shot 47.3% from the field to the Hawks’ 43.0% and outscored them 29-15 off turnovers. The Celtics were outscored 14-2 in 4 minutes with Rozier, Brown, Tatum, Ojeleye and Theis on the floor together.
Boston CelticsAtlanta HawksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 93 shots: 4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-26 | 73.1% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-12 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-19 | 42.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Young | 38 | 18 | 8-11 | +4 |
| Taurean Prince | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kent Bazemore | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| DeAndre' Bembry | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 9 | 4-12 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Bazemore | 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Taurean Prince | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Kevin Huerter | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Vince Carter | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Collins | 24 | 6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Vince Carter | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
ATL
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
Q4 5:26
14.4%
56→71
Young 32' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 7:26
14.1%
82→68
Young 34' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Huerter 1 AST)
Q2 4:22
12.7%
95→82
Smart 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q2 5:52
11.2%
77→88
Morris Sr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Irving 9 AST)
Q4 4:47
10.6%
68→79
