⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:00 · LAL 38-45 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:15 · LAL 76-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q1 8:11 · LAL 5-9 BOS
- Technical
Trevor Ariza double technical foul
Q1 4:58 · LAL 11-16 BOS
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:07 · LAL 19-28 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 3:06 · LAL 66-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ray Allen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:57 · LAL 84-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
