⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 8:42 · WSH 82-60 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:39 · WSH 109-97 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
