⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third 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, 45 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 22-0 run took them from 1 down to 21 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · WSH 8-0 BOS
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 1 down to 21 up
Q3 10:22 · WSH 74-53 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:43 · WSH 15-20 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:01 · WSH 20-30 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · WSH 104-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
