⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 29 rebounds to 13- Made two threes to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:48 · WSH 35-27 BOS
- Winner
Antonio Daniels hit a 26-foot three jumper, Antawn Jamison with the assist
Q4 1:51 · WSH 75-74 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 2:33 · WSH 79-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels turnover
Q4 3:01 · WSH 70-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · WSH 78-74 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:01 · WSH 41-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 1:36 · WSH 75-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · WSH 79-74 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:01 · WSH 85-78 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
