⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 6:33 · BOS 101-99 WSH
- Steal
Gabe Pruitt stole it from Juan Dixon
Q4 1:51 · BOS 105-102 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:25 · BOS 115-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bill Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · BOS 105-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Bill Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:38 · BOS 105-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · BOS 110-104 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 6:01 · BOS 70-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler turnover
Q4 2:20 · BOS 105-102 WSH
- Turnover
Juan Dixon bad pass
Q4 1:51 · BOS 105-102 WSH
- Turnover
Juan Dixon lost ball
Q4 1:14 · BOS 109-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
