⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their ten- They shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
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
- Go-ahead
Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Q4 1:43 · BOS 101-100 WSH
- Winner
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 104-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:00 · BOS 93-95 WSH
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 103-103 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 2:00 · BOS 99-100 WSH
- Ties it
Larry Hughes made 25 ft three point jumper.
Q4 0:57 · BOS 103-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Peeler Bad Pass
Q4 4:46 · BOS 91-92 WSH
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes Turnover
Q4 0:13 · BOS 104-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
