⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:42 · BOS 22-13 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:39 · BOS 37-28 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 4:10 · BOS 64-43 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:55 · BOS 29-25 WSH
- Turnover
Payton Pritchard offensive foul
Q4 3:20 · BOS 106-98 WSH
- Turnover
Payton Pritchard turnover
Q4 3:20 · BOS 106-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:23 · BOS 29-28 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 6:32 · BOS 81-62 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:20 · BOS 96-83 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:41 · BOS 81-62 WSH
- Turnover
Davis Bertans offensive foul
Q4 2:05 · BOS 109-101 WSH
- Turnover
Davis Bertans turnover
Q4 2:05 · BOS 109-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
