Atlanta Hawks – Boston Celtics · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 25 April 2023

ATL119–117BOS

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when BOS leads and falls when ATL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Trae Young decided it, the Atlanta Hawks player with the most points (38, with 4 rebounds and 13 assists; +5 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Bogdan Bogdanović's (+11). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Boston Celtics 117-119 Atlanta Hawks (April 25, 2023) was hit by Trae Young: a three-pointer with 2.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Atlanta Hawks up 119-117. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Boston Celtics 117-119 Atlanta Hawks (April 25, 2023) was a 12-0 run by the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter (from 5:14 to 2:42), from 99-111 to 111-111. The Boston Celtics' best was a 8-0 run in the second quarter (from 8:33 to 6:52), from 36-41 to 44-41.

With 35 points, this is Jaylen Brown's highest-scoring game of the 2022‑23 playoffs.

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Play: Trae Young makes 30-foot three pointer.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

Trae Young decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 11 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Young decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

25 April 2023 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401541243:637; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · ATL

Hunter · Collins · Capela · Bey · Okongwu

Closing lineup · BOS

Brown · Tatum · Horford · Smart · Williams

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ATL

Trae Young

44′ · +3

De'Andre Hunter

42′ · +7

Bogdan Bogdanovic

35′ · +11

John Collins

31′ · -2

Clint Capela

21′ · -6

Saddiq Bey

24′ · -11

Onyeka Okongwu

27′ · +8

Jalen Johnson

14′ · +1

Aaron Holiday

4′ · -3

BOS

Jaylen Brown

38′ · +1

Jayson Tatum

38′ · -9

Al Horford

33′ · +1

Derrick White

31′ · +9

Marcus Smart

27′ · -12

Robert Williams III

27′ · -1

Malcolm Brogdon

26′ · +2

Sam Hauser

14′ · -1

Blake Griffin

6′ · 0

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. ATL and BOS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Atlanta Hawks

Collins, Young, Hunter, Capela, and Bogdanovic played 15.6 minutes together.
Collins, Young, Hunter, Okongwu, and Bogdanovic played 7.2 minutes together.
Young, Hunter, Okongwu, Bey, and Johnson played 5.7 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Atlanta Hawks lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Boston Celtics

Brown, Tatum, White, Horford, and Smart played 12.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Brogdon, Tatum, Williams, Hauser, and Smart played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brown, Brogdon, White, Williams, and Horford played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.

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Atlanta Hawks

Collins, Young, Hunter, Bey, and Capela played 5.2 minutes together.
Holiday, Okongwu, Bey, Johnson, and Bogdanovic played 3.9 minutes together.
Young, Hunter, Okongwu, Bey, and Bogdanovic played 3.9 minutes together.
Collins, Young, Hunter, Okongwu, and Bey played 2.3 minutes together.
Young, Okongwu, Bey, Johnson, and Bogdanovic played 2.3 minutes together.
Young, Hunter, Okongwu, Johnson, and Bogdanovic played 1.6 minutes together.

Boston Celtics

Brogdon, Tatum, White, Williams, and Hauser played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Tatum, Williams, Horford, and Smart played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Brown, Tatum, White, Williams, and Griffin played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Brown, Tatum, White, Williams, and Horford played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Brogdon, Tatum, Williams, and Horford played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Brogdon, White, Horford, and Griffin played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Brown, Brogdon, Hauser, Horford, and Smart played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Tatum, White, Hauser, and Horford played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Brown, Brogdon, Tatum, Williams, and Smart played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Brogdon, Horford, Griffin, and Smart played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Brown, Brogdon, Tatum, White, and Williams played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brown, Brogdon, Tatum, Horford, and Smart played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Trae Young covered 4.79 km, more than anyone in the game.

Trae Young touched the ball 110 times, a game high.
Trae Young made 67 passes, a game high.
Clint Capela defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Clint Capela had 13 rebound chances, a game high.

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Atlanta Hawks

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Trae Young	4.79	6.1	110	67
De'Andre Hunter	4.59	6.2	45	33
Bogdan Bogdanović	4.10	6.7	47	34
John Collins	3.39	6.3	41	23
Onyeka Okongwu	3.11	6.5	32	25
Saddiq Bey	2.69	6.4	22	12
Clint Capela	2.41	6.6	25	20
Jalen Johnson	1.59	6.7	20	15
Aaron Holiday	0.48	7.0	7	6

Boston Celtics

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jaylen Brown	4.44	6.5	67	37
Jayson Tatum	3.88	5.7	71	43
Al Horford	3.62	6.2	48	42
Derrick White	3.48	6.3	53	39
Robert Williams III	2.98	6.1	31

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2022-23 regular season, not this game.

Atlanta Hawks

Clint Capela drew 0.25 charges per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 15 of 382 in the league.
John Collins drew 0.20 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 21 of 382 in the league.
Onyeka Okongwu contested 8.1 shots per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 31 of 382 in the league.

Boston Celtics

Blake Griffin drew 0.38 charges per game over his 40 games.
He ranks 5 of 382 in the league.
Jaylen Brown recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 67 games.
He ranks 9 of 382 in the league.
Jayson Tatum recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 74 games.
He ranks 11 of 382 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Boston Celtics have won 176 of their 298 games against the Atlanta Hawks.

176-122record of the Boston Celtics · NBA 1968-69 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

19.156

102.9% of capacity

TD Garden · Boston

Series

Game 5

First round

BOS 4-2

Scoring

236

combined points

16.8 above the season average (219.2)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

38 calls reviewed1 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:52.7

John Collins → Robert Williams

After Williams III (BOS) secures the rebound, Collins (ATL) initiates contact with his right arm, which impacts the put-back attempt at the basket.