⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their ten- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 11:21 · BOS 30-22 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 1:19 · BOS 58-42 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 3:38 · BOS 81-59 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:33 · BOS 8-12 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:05 · BOS 104-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Vladimir Radmanovic stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 1:05 · BOS 104-98 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:50 · BOS 104-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:59 · BOS 58-46 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
