⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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, 59 rebounds to 31- A 13-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 45 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 1:15 · WSH 30-21 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 9:18 · WSH 95-64 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 45
Q4 3:42 · WSH 114-69 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Battie Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 8:17 · WSH 3-10 BOS
- Technical
Vin Baker Double Technical Foul. Jerry Stackhouse gains possession.
Q2 6:52 · WSH 38-29 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
