(Picture above from Ted Leonsis’ twitter @TedLeonsis)

WIZARDS WIN!!! The picture above sums up the game perfectly. After a back and forth first half, a 26-0 Wizards run essentially ended the game and Washington won by a final score of 121-102. They head up Boston on Wednesday looking to take 3-2 series lead. Here is the recap:

The game began just like every game in the series: the Wizards jumped out to a quick first quarter lead. They were up 8-0, but within minutes the Celtics stormed back and took a 12-10 lead. The teams switched leads for the rest of the quarter, with Boston entering the second with a 24-20 lead led by Isaiah Thomas’ 9 points on 3/3 shooting from three. Wall had a nightmare first quarter, missing all five of his shots. Not long into the second quarter, the Celtics were up by 12, Thomas has 15 points on 5/5 from three, and Wall was 0/9. But then things changed. Wall started heating up and finished the half with 14 points and the score was tied at halftime. He also had this gem:

The second half was a different story than the first. After a 5-0 Celtics run to begin, the Wizards went on a 26-0 run (yes, you read that right). With 2:20 to go in the third quarter, the Wiz scored 38 points on 13/17, forced 9 turnovers, and scored 21 points off turnovers. Washington was on top 90-68 after the quarter was over. Following the Wizards’ third quarter performance, Coach Scott Brooks told his team, “You guys are good. I didn’t think you were going to be this good.” The fourth quarter was just garbage time, and when the buzzer sounded the Wizards won by a final score of 121-102.

Stats:

Wall – 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 steals

Beal – 29 points on 11/16 shooting (3/6 from three)

Porter – 18 points on 7/9 shooting, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals

Morris – 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals

Thomas – 19 points on 5/6 from three

This Kelly Oubre tweet sums up everything:

The Wizards will look to steal Game 5 in Boston and take a 3-2 series lead on Wednesday. Come back to see my Game 5 preview that will be released closer to the game.

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