⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
- A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, twelve of 46
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q2 9:55 · BOS 48-29 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 8:04 · BOS 81-51 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:03 · BOS 20-20 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
