⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
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
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from John Wall
Q4 1:35 · BOS 92-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · BOS 89-82 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:42 · BOS 92-87 WSH
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 1:00 · BOS 95-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:58 · BOS 23-24 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 1:35 · BOS 92-87 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 98-91 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall traveling
Q4 0:12 · BOS 100-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
