⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- Go-ahead
Michael Jordan made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 1:57 · WSH 83-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kwame Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 4:47 · WSH 77-80 BOS
- Technical
Tyronn Lue Technical Foul
Q4 0:00 · WSH 83-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 9:00 · WSH 2-15 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:09 · WSH 66-72 BOS
- Winner
J.R. Bremer made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:19 · WSH 83-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · WSH 83-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
