⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-5Q117-19
+9Q228-16
+5Q323-19
-1Q418-21
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy22%
0Threes made4
5Blocks8
39%Shooting from the field32%
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
