⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 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
+12Q126-15
+2Q224-20
-19Q317-36
+6Q422-18
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 22 from three
Key battles
41%Three-point accuracy14%
13Threes made3
12Points off turnovers22
11Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
