⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of 26 from three
- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
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
- Lead
Kyle Kuzma hit a 23-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 2:19 · WSH 99-96 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
OT 2:24 · WSH 111-109 BOS
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a 16-foot two point shot
2OT 4:37 · WSH 111-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:30 · WSH 102-99 BOS
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
2OT 4:00 · WSH 111-109 BOS
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover
2OT 3:33 · WSH 111-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Brown hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:20 · WSH 102-103 BOS
- Lead
Al Horford hit a layup
OT 4:42 · WSH 103-105 BOS
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a layup, Dennis Schroder with the assist
2OT 3:26 · WSH 111-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 2:23 · WSH 96-96 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Richardson turnover
Q4 1:30 · WSH 102-99 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
2OT 0:17 · WSH 115-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
