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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 34 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 112 |
 Wizards | 23 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 98 |
BOSTeam statsWAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40-9343.0% | 18-4639.1% | 14-2458.3% | 56 | 26 | 18 |
| WAS | 40-9940.4% | 13-4032.5% | 5-862.5% | 51 | 22 | 16 |
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Boston Celtics112| 35 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | +18 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 28 | 12-26 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | +13 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 24 | 12 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.4 | |||||
| 11 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +4.1 | ||||||
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| 37 | 15 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-10 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +27 | +2.8 | |||||
| 27 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | +20 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −4 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.6 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 40-9343.0% | 18-4639.1% | 56 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14-2458.3% | 16 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 35 points on 10 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Al Horford (rest).
Washington Wizards98| 40 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 19 | 8-20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −4.5 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 8-19 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 6-18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −7.8 | |||||||
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| 14 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | −22 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.7 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 98 | 40-9940.4% | 13-4032.5% | 51 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 5-862.5% | 17 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Richaun Holmes (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The defending champion Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 112-98.
The Celtics took control with a 28-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 22.
Jayson Tatum had 28 points (20 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 11 points (8 in the paint). The Celtics had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, Jordan Poole had 21 points and 7 assists. Justin Champagnie had 13 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Celtics shot 43.0% from the field and 39.1% from 3 to the Wizards’ 40.4% and 32.5%. The Celtics outscored the Wizards 37-20 in 14 minutes with Tatum, White, Kornet, Pritchard and Hauser on the floor together. Alex Sarr fouled out.
Boston CelticsWashington WizardsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
98 points from the field on 93 shots: 4.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-25 | 56.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-37 | 40.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Coulibaly | 37 | 2 | 1-6 | −13 |
| Justin Champagnie | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Alex Sarr | 6 | 6 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Jared Butler | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 14 | 6-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | 28 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 |
| Justin Champagnie | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jordan Poole | 8 | 11 | 4-5 | +9 |
| Jared Butler | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Jordan Poole | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Johnny Davis | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jared Butler | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 12 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
WAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
WAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Hauser 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (White 1 AST)
Q2 10:04
9.9%
24→14
White 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
Q2 11:09
9.4%
29→20
Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q3 6:18
9.2%
20→11
Poole 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q1 4:17
9.1%
46→55
White 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
Q1 2:44
9.0%
54→45
