⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️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 twenty- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 3:50 · WSH 94-93 BOS
- Go-ahead
Otto Porter Jr. hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:56 · WSH 94-93 BOS
- Lead
Marcin Gortat hit a layup, Markieff Morris with the assist
OT 4:42 · WSH 100-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:59 · WSH 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Bradley Beal traveling
OT 3:11 · WSH 103-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:14 · WSH 103-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a 21-foot step back jumper
OT 4:21 · WSH 100-100 BOS
- Winner
Jaylen Brown hit a layup, Kyrie Irving with the assist
OT 2:32 · WSH 103-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
OT 2:53 · WSH 103-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Daniel Theis misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:22 · WSH 103-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Daniel Theis misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:22 · WSH 103-108 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 20 | Steals | 18 |
| 23 | Blocks | 20 |
