⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 32
- A 19-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 35 in the third quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:28 · BOS 8-0 WSH
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 35
Q3 5:20 · BOS 95-60 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 24 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
