⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:18 · LAL 9-2 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 4:39 · LAL 75-70 BOS
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)
Q4 0:06 · LAL 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 0:06 · LAL 87-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:28 · LAL 49-51 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:53 · LAL 77-72 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · LAL 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 0:21 · LAL 87-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
