⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-2Q125-27
+5Q229-23
-2Q327-28
+9Q423-13
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
11Free throws made24
11Threes made5
50%Three-point accuracy29%
9Turnovers17
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
