⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seven- Made four threes to their ten
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
- Lead
Rajon Rondo hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:26 · BOS 88-86 WSH
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett hit a 13-foot jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 3:35 · BOS 90-90 WSH
- Lead
Rajon Rondo hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 2:55 · BOS 92-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · BOS 80-80 WSH
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · BOS 85-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:20 · BOS 92-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Chris Singleton hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:09 · BOS 88-88 WSH
- Lead
A.J. Price hit a two point shot
OT 3:44 · BOS 88-90 WSH
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 11-foot two point shot
OT 2:35 · BOS 92-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Seraphin bad pass
Q4 2:35 · BOS 80-80 WSH
- Turnover
Kevin Seraphin lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · BOS 84-84 WSH
- Turnover
Kevin Seraphin offensive foul
Q4 0:54 · BOS 84-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
