⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 23 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 23 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 eleven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 26
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 cut a 34-point deficit to 24
Q2 1:59 · WSH 51-75 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q3 1:13 · WSH 80-108 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 6:16 · WSH 94-112 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 9:18 · WSH 5-17 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q1 4:44 · WSH 11-37 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q2 0:27 · WSH 51-84 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
