⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:42 · BOS 33-38 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:12 · BOS 60-63 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:41 · BOS 78-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:45 · BOS 49-57 WSH
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:37 · BOS 98-105 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:51 · BOS 16-18 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:22 · BOS 19-31 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:48 · BOS 94-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:11 · BOS 102-108 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
