⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
-6Q118-23
+2Q223-19
+1Q325-21
+4Q429-25
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 16-6 off them
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
Key battles
12Steals3
16Points off turnovers6
19Free throws made8
8Turnovers19
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
