⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 8:01 · WSH 77-53 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 5:44 · WSH 77-61 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:59 · WSH 104-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q2 7:36 · WSH 35-30 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
