⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-4Q122-25
+9Q230-21
-9Q320-29
+3Q424-22
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 42
Key battles
22%Three-point accuracy50%
5Steals13
19Assists10
32Free throws made19
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
