⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:42 · WSH 33-28 BOS
- Steal
Brendan Haywood stole it from Rasheed Wallace
Q4 2:54 · WSH 86-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins lost ball
Q4 2:31 · WSH 86-89 BOS
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:56 · WSH 88-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:36 · WSH 47-46 BOS
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Earl Boykins
Q4 2:31 · WSH 86-89 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Mike Miller
Q4 0:56 · WSH 88-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace lost ball
Q4 2:54 · WSH 86-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · WSH 88-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · WSH 88-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
