Want to relive some horrific Celtics stats from Game 2? Me neither, but here they are anyway
Ok, you clicked on this, so here go:
7 points is the fewest the Hawks have allowed in a quarter this season— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 19, 2016
7 points is fewest points for the Celtics in a playoff quarter in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55).— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 19, 2016
7 points is the fewest scored by any team in the 1st quarter of a playoff game in the shot clock era (since 1954-55).— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 19, 2016
Even after all that, this is what blows my mind the most--Boston held Atlanta scoreless for nearly half the quarter, but only managed to go on a 3-0 run in that time. Neither club scored for the last 3:30 of the period:
The Hawks didn't score over the final 5:28 of the first quarter ... and lead by 17 points.— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 19, 2016
ESPN Stats and Info dissects Boston’s historically bad 7-point 1st quarter in Game 2 vs. Hawks: pic.twitter.com/XffGoBgzeF— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) April 20, 2016
Halftime deficits last 4 Celtics games, 63-41, 62-38, 51-34, 43-28.— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) April 20, 2016
Celtics have been outscored by an average of 19.5 points in the first half of their last four games.— Brian Robb (@CelticsHub) April 20, 2016
the @ATLHawks blocked 15 shots tonight, a franchise record for a playoff game. via @EliasSports— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 20, 2016
And last but not least, Jae Crowder and Marcus Smart combined to shoot 10 percent (1-for-10) for the game from three-point range. Not good, but that sort of thing happens. Unfortunantely, the duo also shot 10 percent from the field overall (2-for-20).
Brutal.
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