⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:31 · WSH 63-65 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:01 · WSH 79-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jahidi White missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:39 · WSH 81-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Jahidi White missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:39 · WSH 81-86 BOS
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball
Q4 1:00 · WSH 85-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · WSH 76-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · WSH 76-81 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 1:04 · WSH 85-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
