⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+8Q133-24
-2Q233-35
+5Q325-21
+6Q432-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 43 rebounds to 32
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy30%
23Fast break points17
7Steals10
49Rebounds38
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 1:28 · WSH 35-24 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
