⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:22 · WSH 62-63 BOS
- Lead
John Wall hit a driving layup
Q4 2:34 · WSH 81-79 BOS
- Winner
John Wall hit a 27-foot threeer, Andray Blatche with the assist
Q4 0:57 · WSH 84-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 4:05 · WSH 77-79 BOS
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 0:18 · WSH 84-83 BOS
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · WSH 85-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Glen Davis hit a layup, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 1:21 · WSH 81-81 BOS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:18 · WSH 84-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q2 5:58 · WSH 32-44 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
