⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 6:39 · LAL 23-19 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:34 · LAL 67-54 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 11:00 · LAL 75-56 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 2:01 · LAL 28-25 BOS
- Technical
Lamar Odom double technical foul
Q3 1:47 · LAL 92-70 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:19 · LAL 64-54 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
