⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 24 from three
- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
- A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 9:21 · WSH 19-4 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:06 · WSH 43-32 BOS
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33
Q3 4:31 · WSH 95-62 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 6:41 · WSH 23-14 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
