⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 21 threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 47 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · BOS 8-0 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q1 2:39 · BOS 37-15 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:37 · BOS 53-43 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q1 1:09 · BOS 32-15 WSH
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 21 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
