⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:26 · LAL 20-6 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 1:58 · LAL 34-12 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 9:34 · LAL 68-48 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q1 9:30 · LAL 7-2 BOS
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:47 · LAL 83-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:41 · LAL 45-33 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:00 · LAL 73-73 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:45 · LAL 83-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · LAL 85-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Eddie House misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 91-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
