Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 53-29, Washington 49-33
Game 1 on Sunday, 30 April: Washington loses at Boston, 123-pts-111
Game 2 on Tuesday, 02 May: Washington loses at Boston, 129-pts-119 (OT)
Game 3 on Thursday, 04 May: Boston loses at Washington, 116-pts-89
Game 4 on Sunday, 07 May: Boston loses at Washington, 121-pts-102
Game 5 on Wednesday, 10 May: Washington loses at Boston, 123-pts-101
Game 6 on Friday, 12 May: Boston loses at Washington, 92-pts-91
Game 7 on Monday, 15 May: Washington loses at Boston, 115-pts-105

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Boston Celtics hosted and bested the Washington Wizards 115-pts-105 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 victory. With the series 1343 win, the Boston Celtics improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 64-25 overall and 20-7 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1343 loss, the Washington Wizards as the Washington Wizards see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 4-7 overall and 0-4 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Boston Celtics in series 1343 was WWLLWLW: Series 1343 thus becomes the tenth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 19th NBA series (all rounds), and the 30th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1343 becomes the 27th best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series to feature a win/site order of WWLLWLW @ HHVVHVH, with the home team winning every game.

After Game 6: The Washington Wizards hosted and bested the Boston Celtics 92-pts-91 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Celtics have a Game 7 record of 21-8, while the Washington Wizards have a Game 7 record of 0-0. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series, teams which trail 3-games-2 and win Game 6 at home by one point (such as Washington in series 1343 Game 6) had a Game 7 road record of 1-2. At home for a Game 7, the Boston Celtics have an 18-4 record; the Washington Wizards are playing their first Game 7 as the Washington Wizards. Entering series 1343 Game 7, NBA teams at home for Game 7 (all rounds) had a 101-26 (.795) Game 7 record.

After Game 5: The Boston Celtics hosted and outscored the Washington Wizards 123-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 37-3 and a Game 6 record of 21-19. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 0-4 and a Game 6 record of 0-4. The 0-4 Game 6 record by the Washington Wizards in best-of-7 NBA playoff series trailed 3-games-2 by the Wizards is the second-worst such record in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff history. Worst is the 0-5 Game 6 record by the MLB Los Angeles Dodgers in best-of-7 MLB playoff series trailed 3-games-2 by the Dodgers. NBA teams leading a best-of-7 NBA Quarterfinals series with a win order of WWLLW (such as the Boston Celtics in series 1343) have a 21-1 series record; the sole loss was sustained by the old New Orleans Hornets in series 1049, against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2008 NBA Quarterfinals (the last such NBA Quarterfinals series to open with a win order of WWLLW).

After Game 4: The Washington Wizards hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 121-pts-102 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 30-12 and a Game 5 record of 30-12, while the Washington Wizards have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 5 record of 2-2. For the Washington Wizards when tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, a Game 5 win led to a Game 6 and series win (twice), and a Game 5 loss led to a Game 6 and series loss (twice).

After Game 3: The Washington Wizards hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 116-pts-89 to drop the Boston Celtics best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1343 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 40-3 with an active eight-series winning streak and a Game 4 record of 18-25. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 4 record of 2-2.

After Game 2: The Boston Celtics hosted and defeated the Washington Wizards 129-pts-119 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 34-0 and a Game 3 record of 13-21. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 3 record of 2-2. Boston trailed Washington 42-pts-29 after one quarter of series 1343 Game 2, but rallied for the victory. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games since 1947, home teams trailing by 13 points after one quarter had a game record of 4-15 (.211).

After Game 1: The Boston Celtics hosted and defeated the Washington Wizards 123-pts-111 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1343 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 52-5 with an eight-series winning streak and a Game 2 record of 34-23. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 1-4 with an active four-series losing streak and a Game 2 record of 1-4. Boston trailed the visiting Washington Wizards by 14 points after the first quarter of series 1343 Game 1, but rallied to win. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games since 1947, home teams down 14 points after one quarter had a game record of 3-11 (.214).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics finished four games ahead of the Washington Wizards. From 1947 through the 2017 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 25-12 (.676) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1343 is the 89th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Boston Celtics, and the 11th for the Washington Wizards. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Boston Celtics have an all-rounds series record of 63-25, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 19-7, and a Game 1 record of 57-31 with an active five-Game 1 losing streak, while the Washington Wizards have an all-rounds series record of 4-6, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-3, and a Game 1 record of 5-5 with an active five-Game 1 winning streak. Series 1343 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards. Boston played twice against the predecessor entity to the current Washington Wizards (the old Washington Bullets), losing in series 303 (in the 1975 NBA Semifinals) and winning in series 404 (in the 1982 NBA Quarterfinals) against the Washington Bullets.