⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:01 · WSH 57-63 BOS
- Steal
Trevor Booker stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 2:50 · WSH 86-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan Crawford and Paul Pierce
Q3 6:31 · WSH 51-63 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:57 · WSH 44-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 2:50 · WSH 86-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 94-98 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 94-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
