⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their eight- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:55 · BOS 80-60 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 43
Q4 9:00 · BOS 124-81 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 3:58 · BOS 136-95 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 33
Q4 7:42 · BOS 124-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 23 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 39 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
