⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 seventeen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 36 from three
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:19 · WSH 19-12 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:08 · WSH 36-41 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 1:16 · WSH 54-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 17 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
