⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
Made no threes to their six
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
Key battles
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |








