โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
โฒ BOS better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses technical free throw
Q2 7:39 ยท BOS 36-36 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:05 ยท BOS 27-30 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 6:15 ยท BOS 80-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:39 ยท BOS 36-36 WSH
๐The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |









