⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers 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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:42 · WSH 22-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Thomas Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:51 · WSH 30-36 BOS
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:55 · WSH 80-104 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 3:17 · WSH 45-60 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 5:20 · WSH 58-83 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 5:31 · WSH 80-110 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
