⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 9:56 · BOS 64-43 WSH
- Lead
Ricky Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Q4 2:23 · BOS 90-87 WSH
- Winner
Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · BOS 94-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Walter McCarty Bad Pass. Stolen by Christian Laettner.
Q4 3:41 · BOS 84-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:19 · BOS 84-87 WSH
- Missed FT
Jiri Welsch missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · BOS 92-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:06 · BOS 78-71 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 6:50 · BOS 84-87 WSH
- Ties it
Jarvis Hayes made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Blake.
Q4 0:35 · BOS 93-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · BOS 90-89 WSH
- Turnover
Juan Dixon Lost Ball. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 1:14 · BOS 93-91 WSH
- Turnover
Steve Blake Bad Pass. Stolen by Jiri Welsch.
Q4 0:31 · BOS 95-93 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
