⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-8Q118-27
+10Q225-17
+4Q326-23
-12Q421-32
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their eighteen- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
15Free throws made28
11Offensive rebounds6
16Turnovers24
3Blocks5
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
