⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 10:21 · BOS 15-2 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q1 1:04 · BOS 35-12 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 4:52 · BOS 87-67 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:47 · BOS 55-47 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:47 · BOS 86-67 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
