⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 1:47 · WSH 83-76 BOS
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · WSH 103-102 BOS
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · WSH 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:26 · WSH 101-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · WSH 101-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · WSH 101-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:03 · WSH 30-36 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 0:26 · WSH 101-102 BOS
- Go-ahead
Delonte West hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:09 · WSH 101-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · WSH 98-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:30 · WSH 98-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:30 · WSH 98-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
