Washington Wizards – Boston Celtics · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 28 February 2021

WAS110–111BOS

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↑ BOS winsWAS wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when BOS leads and falls when WAS does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jayson Tatum decided it, the Boston Celtics player with the most points (31, with 8 rebounds and 3 assists; +13 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Boston Celtics 111-110 Washington Wizards (February 28, 2021) was hit by Jayson Tatum: a layup with 4.7 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Boston Celtics up 111-110. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Boston Celtics 111-110 Washington Wizards (February 28, 2021) was a 11-0 run by the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter (from 11:21 to 8:59), from 76-81 to 87-81. The Boston Celtics' best was a 7-0 run in the first quarter (from 11:37 to 9:21), from 0-0 to 7-0.

What were the keys of the last Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards game?

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Play: Jayson Tatum makes two point shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Jayson Tatum decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 4.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 8 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Tatum decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

28 February 2021 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401267684:674; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · WAS

Beal · Westbrook · Hachimura · Neto · Bertans

Closing lineup · BOS

Tatum · Walker · Green · Theis · Ojeleye

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WAS

Bradley Beal

39′ · +2

Russell Westbrook

36′ · -12

Rui Hachimura

25′ · -1

Garrison Mathews

16′ · -15

Moritz Wagner

13′ · -12

Raul Neto

27′ · +3

Davis Bertans

26′ · +10

Alex Len

7′ · -1

Deni Avdija

7′ · -1

Isaac Bonga

16′ · +8

Robin Lopez

28′ · +14

BOS

Jayson Tatum

39′ · +13

Kemba Walker

33′ · +4

Javonte Green

33′ · -1

Daniel Theis

32′ · +5

Tristan Thompson

19′ · +8

Payton Pritchard

21′ · -9

Semi Ojeleye

19′ · +1

Robert Williams III

18′ · -7

Jeff Teague

22′ · -3

Grant Williams

6′ · -6

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. WAS and BOS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Washington Wizards

Wagner, Hachimura, Mathews, Westbrook, and Beal played 8.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 11 points.
Bonga, Westbrook, Lopez, Bertans, and Beal played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Westbrook, Lopez, Bertans, Beal, and Neto played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.

Boston Celtics

Tatum, Theis, Green, Thompson, and Walker played 11.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Tatum, Ojeleye, Theis, Green, and Walker played 6.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Tatum, Williams, Williams, Pritchard, and Teague played 6.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.

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Washington Wizards

Bonga, Westbrook, Lopez, Bertans, and Neto played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Avdija, Westbrook, Bertans, Len, and Neto played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Hachimura, Westbrook, Lopez, Bertans, and Beal played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Hachimura, Mathews, Lopez, Beal, and Neto played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Hachimura, Bonga, Lopez, Beal, and Neto played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Hachimura, Bonga, Westbrook, Lopez, and Beal played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Avdija, Bertans, Beal, Len, and Neto played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Hachimura, Mathews, Westbrook, Lopez, and Beal played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wagner, Hachimura, Bertans, Beal, and Neto played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Wagner, Bonga, Mathews, Beal, and Neto played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Mathews, Westbrook, Lopez, Beal, and Neto played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

Boston Celtics

Tatum, Ojeleye, Williams, Pritchard, and Teague played 5.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Theis, Green, Teague, Thompson, and Walker played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Tatum, Theis, Williams, Green, and Walker played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Ojeleye, Williams, Green, Pritchard, and Walker played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Tatum, Theis, Green, Teague, and Walker played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Ojeleye, Theis, Green, Pritchard, and Walker played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Tatum, Theis, Pritchard, Teague, and Thompson played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Tatum, Ojeleye, Pritchard, Teague, and Thompson played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Bradley Beal covered 4.55 km, more than anyone in the game.

Jayson Tatum touched the ball 94 times, a game high.
Jayson Tatum made 63 passes, a game high.

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Washington Wizards

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Bradley Beal	4.55	6.4	79	38
Russell Westbrook	4.18	6.4	92	58
Raul Neto	3.43	6.9	46	39
Robin Lopez	3.17	6.3	29	23
Davis Bertans	3.14	6.6	27	16
Rui Hachimura	3.09	6.9	36	29
Garrison Mathews	1.88	6.7	11	8
Isaac Bonga	1.85	6.3	14	9
Moritz Wagner	1.59	7.2	15	13
Alex Len	0.93	7.1	15	11
Deni Avdija	0.84	6.9	7	6

Boston Celtics

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jayson Tatum	4.39	6.3	94	63
Javonte Green	4.09	6.8	24	19
Kemba Walker	4.07	6.9	84	55
Daniel Theis	3.78	6.5	59	46
Payton Pritchard	2.70	7.2	46

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2020-21 regular season, not this game.

Washington Wizards

Russell Westbrook recovered 1.2 loose balls per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 4 of 364 in the league.
Moritz Wagner drew 0.33 charges per game over his 43 games.
He ranks 6 of 364 in the league.
Robin Lopez contested 9.6 shots per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 22 of 364 in the league.

Boston Celtics

Kemba Walker drew 0.51 charges per game over his 43 games.
He ranks 1 of 364 in the league.
Daniel Theis contested 9.2 shots per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 25 of 364 in the league.
Jayson Tatum recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 32 of 364 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Boston Celtics have won 162 of their 279 games against the Washington Wizards.

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Game context

Scoring

221

combined points

3.2 below the season average (224.2)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

19 calls reviewed1 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Defense 3 Second · 00:48.0

Javonte Green → Wizards

Green (BOS) is in the lane for longer than three seconds without actively guarding an opponent.