⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:55 · BOS 69-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West lost ball
Q4 0:28 · BOS 96-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · BOS 97-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:17 · BOS 26-39 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Delonte West
Q4 0:28 · BOS 96-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · BOS 96-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · BOS 96-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
