⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+6Q125-17
-9Q225-32
+8Q331-23
+8Q431-23
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds15
5Blocks1
9Steals4
21Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
