⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:48 · LAL 13-17 BOS
- Missed FT
Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:15 · LAL 94-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 4:33 · LAL 90-84 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
