⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:21 · BOS 16-4 WSH
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 1:32 · BOS 94-91 WSH
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:25 · BOS 97-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 4:22 · BOS 90-84 WSH
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 3:13 · BOS 90-88 WSH
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · BOS 94-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 8:00 · BOS 63-46 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:33 · BOS 80-73 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:39 · BOS 94-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · BOS 94-91 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:25 · BOS 97-93 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
