⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 26- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:48 · WSH 53-69 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 0:46 · WSH 21-40 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 0:51 · WSH 74-93 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q4 9:29 · WSH 77-105 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 31 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
