⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 5:58 · BOS 24-19 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:39 · BOS 10-16 WSH
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · BOS 106-98 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · BOS 110-102 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:47 · BOS 98-89 WSH
- Steal
Kelly Oubre Jr. stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 2:08 · BOS 106-98 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
