⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:21 · LAL 91-94 BOS
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:15 · LAL 111-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devean George offensive foul (Brian Scalabrine draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · LAL 101-106 BOS
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · LAL 104-108 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:15 · LAL 106-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:56 · LAL 65-79 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 111-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:29 · LAL 104-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Orien Greene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 108-110 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 111-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
