⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
- Made eleven threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 47 from three
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:00 · BOS 36-35 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:16 · BOS 84-78 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · BOS 129-122 WSH
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · BOS 131-127 WSH
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 132-127 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:57 · BOS 64-72 WSH
- Steal
Bilal Coulibaly stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 0:55 · BOS 129-122 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 36 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
