⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 30-10 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:50 · WSH 21-18 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 9:48 · WSH 44-27 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:18 · WSH 67-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · WSH 98-90 BOS
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson turnover
Q4 3:56 · WSH 98-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · WSH 103-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:29 · WSH 8-13 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 6:31 · WSH 44-36 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 3:48 · WSH 50-51 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 4:58 · WSH 98-90 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:54 · WSH 103-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
