⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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 25- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 4:09 · LAL 28-17 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:07 · LAL 64-51 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:07 · LAL 84-66 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:52 · LAL 38-32 BOS
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 1:07 · LAL 53-50 BOS
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q3 6:13 · LAL 68-60 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:51 · LAL 9-12 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:28 · LAL 30-30 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
