⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-12 off them
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:26 · LAL 15-5 BOS
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:45 · LAL 106-104 BOS
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 108-106 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · LAL 103-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:58 · LAL 104-104 BOS
- Ties it
Kenny Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Q4 0:32 · LAL 106-106 BOS
- Winner
Antoine Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Q4 0:01 · LAL 108-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Vitaly Potapenko Technical Foul
Q1 0:26 · LAL 33-22 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 1:08 · LAL 104-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
