⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · BOS 8-0 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:11 · BOS 18-6 WSH
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:58 · BOS 87-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · BOS 81-79 WSH
- Turnover
Delonte West lost ball
Q4 2:48 · BOS 81-80 WSH
- Turnover
Mark Blount bad pass
Q4 2:33 · BOS 81-83 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:39 · BOS 39-41 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 3:51 · BOS 81-87 WSH
- Winner
Antawn Jamison hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · BOS 87-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 5:20 · BOS 37-26 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · BOS 81-79 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
