⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:41 · WSH 15-9 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:47 · WSH 84-86 BOS
- Winner
Antawn Jamison made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
OT 3:38 · WSH 102-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Offensive Foul
Q4 0:48 · WSH 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Foul
Q4 0:48 · WSH 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries Bad Pass
OT 4:37 · WSH 100-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:39 · WSH 65-71 BOS
- Ties it
Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:59 · WSH 98-98 BOS
- Ties it
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · WSH 100-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
OT 4:20 · WSH 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Brendan Haywood.
OT 3:17 · WSH 102-100 BOS
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
OT 0:05 · WSH 110-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
