⏱️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 Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26
Made five threes to their eleven
Went cold from three, five of 24
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:41 · WSH 22-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:41 · WSH 70-69 BOS
- Winner
John Wall hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:03 · WSH 92-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 1:24 · WSH 82-87 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 3:02 · WSH 43-48 BOS
- Lead
Avery Bradley hit a 15-foot jumper, Jae Crowder with the assist
Q4 0:39 · WSH 87-89 BOS
- Lead
Al Horford hit a 16-foot two point shot, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 0:07 · WSH 89-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 1:15 · WSH 82-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |