⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 sixteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-3 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 8:36 · BOS 49-41 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 0:52 · BOS 75-60 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q4 3:32 · BOS 134-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick White misses technical free throw
Q1 5:09 · BOS 14-21 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:26 · BOS 20-32 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 9:30 · BOS 111-89 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
