⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 9- A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q1 2:35 · WSH 28-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:48 · WSH 45-44 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 1:20 · WSH 64-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford lost ball
Q4 1:01 · WSH 77-81 BOS
- Turnover
Andray Blatche lost ball
Q4 0:54 · WSH 77-83 BOS
- Turnover
Othyus Jeffers bad pass
OT 1:44 · WSH 90-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 6:37 · WSH 33-40 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:16 · WSH 51-58 BOS
- Lead
Jeff Green hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 3:34 · WSH 86-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo bad pass
Q4 0:00 · WSH 84-84 BOS
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal double dribble
OT 3:00 · WSH 86-88 BOS
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo bad pass
OT 1:54 · WSH 90-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 10 |
