⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:39 · BOS 42-33 WSH
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:55 · BOS 91-90 WSH
- Lead
Tony Battie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · BOS 94-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 3:57 · BOS 89-88 WSH
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass
Q4 0:16 · BOS 95-98 WSH
- Turnover
Eric Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Jordan.
Q4 0:10 · BOS 95-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 4:13 · BOS 63-66 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 5:54 · BOS 89-90 WSH
- Go-ahead
Jerry Stackhouse made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Q4 2:31 · BOS 91-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 0:05 · BOS 95-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Charles Oakley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · BOS 95-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Charles Oakley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · BOS 95-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
