⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 41
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:01 · BOS 53-50 WSH
- Ties it
Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:21 · BOS 102-102 WSH
- Winner
Tony Allen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 103-102 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Antawn Jamison.
Q4 1:39 · BOS 99-100 WSH
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 1:04 · BOS 99-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · BOS 104-102 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:58 · BOS 40-45 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 4:37 · BOS 65-75 WSH
- Go-ahead
Larry Hughes made 12 ft running jumper.
Q4 2:00 · BOS 99-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:01 · BOS 99-102 WSH
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:28 · BOS 99-102 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Allen.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 102-102 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
