⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-10 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:46 · WSH 18-11 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:26 · WSH 36-29 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses technical free throw
Q2 8:41 · WSH 38-34 BOS
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q3 4:44 · WSH 66-63 BOS
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · WSH 91-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:08 · WSH 20-21 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 6:41 · WSH 45-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 4:49 · WSH 84-91 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 3:28 · WSH 87-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · WSH 94-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| WSH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
