⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+7Q135-29
+4Q222-19
-3Q328-30
+1Q423-20
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-0 off them- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to twelve
Key battles
24Points off turnovers0
16Steals2
17%Three-point accuracy40%
8Turnovers21
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
