⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:32 · BOS 96-97 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:26 · BOS 112-111 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
OT 3:36 · BOS 122-117 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Isaiah Thomas and Markieff Morris
Q3 7:47 · BOS 67-81 WSH
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 3:56 · BOS 104-105 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 11:21 · BOS 67-80 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:05 · BOS 104-109 WSH
- Lead
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Markieff Morris with the assist
OT 3:55 · BOS 114-117 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 4:30 · BOS 104-103 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · BOS 110-110 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
OT 2:25 · BOS 118-117 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
