⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 37 from three- Gave up second chances, sixteen 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:40 · WSH 88-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan McRae technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:13 · WSH 42-34 BOS
- Missed FT
Jordan McRae misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · WSH 97-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 98-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:21 · WSH 88-83 BOS
- Turnover
Grant Williams offensive foul
Q4 3:44 · WSH 90-83 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · WSH 95-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
