⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 31- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 10:52 · WSH 18-2 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 1:00 · WSH 94-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Wall flagrant foul type 2 (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
Q4 5:24 · WSH 106-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q2 4:26 · WSH 52-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:13 · WSH 81-65 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses technical free throw
Q1 3:20 · WSH 28-6 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:24 · WSH 106-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
