⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+6Q126-18
+8Q232-20
+4Q322-19
+8Q424-15
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
20Points off turnovers7
10Threes made4
8Offensive rebounds16
46%Shooting from the field28%
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 28% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
