⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 3:08 · BOS 32-14 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley possession lost ball turnoverJohn Wall
Q4 4:31 · BOS 92-91 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:00 · BOS 93-98 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:57 · BOS 94-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Winner
John Wall hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:50 · BOS 93-95 WSH
- Steal
Nene stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 2:00 · BOS 93-98 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q4 5:41 · BOS 94-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza possession lost ball turnoverJared Sullinger
Q4 4:31 · BOS 92-91 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · BOS 93-98 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
