⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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
- Lead
Kevin Garnett hit a tip shot
Q4 0:51 · BOS 81-79 WSH
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · BOS 83-82 WSH
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · BOS 82-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce double technical foul
Q3 3:30 · BOS 56-49 WSH
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:01 · BOS 79-74 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:10 · BOS 79-79 WSH
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a driving layup
Q4 0:40 · BOS 81-81 WSH
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:19 · BOS 83-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:47 · BOS 79-76 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
