⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 26-14 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 9:29 · WSH 52-32 BOS
- Go-ahead
Gilbert Arenas hit a 20-foot two point shot, Caron Butler with the assist
Q4 1:46 · WSH 102-101 BOS
- Winner
Antawn Jamison hit a 26-foot three jumper, Caron Butler with the assist
OT 4:39 · WSH 105-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 3:23 · WSH 97-99 BOS
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
OT 3:29 · WSH 107-104 BOS
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels lost ball
OT 0:42 · WSH 113-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:25 · WSH 83-82 BOS
- Go-ahead
Al Jefferson hit a jumper
Q4 1:58 · WSH 100-101 BOS
- Ties it
Ryan Gomes hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · WSH 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West turnover
Q4 1:04 · WSH 102-102 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 3:03 · WSH 107-104 BOS
- Turnover
Allan Ray bad pass
OT 0:05 · WSH 113-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
