⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-7Q114-22
-14Q221-34
+1Q323-23
+16Q438-21
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better 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, 38 free throws to their 22- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
11Free throws made27
13Threes made7
1Blocks3
13Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
