⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 33 free throws to their 48- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:44 · WSH 78-82 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 8:51 · WSH 92-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Bad Pass
Q4 3:13 · WSH 98-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · WSH 100-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:35 · WSH 45-56 BOS
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:07 · WSH 103-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
