⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:44 · BOS 9-0 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:59 · BOS 71-59 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 15 | Blocks | 4 |
