⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 46
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22
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 4-point lead to 14
Q1 7:22 · BOS 22-8 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 38
Q4 4:56 · BOS 111-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:07 · BOS 40-27 WSH
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:13 · BOS 69-48 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:59 · BOS 58-44 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kris Humphries flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Zeller draws the foul)
Q4 3:51 · BOS 108-73 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
