⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:28 · LAL 18-5 BOS
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:40 · LAL 97-95 BOS
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from James Posey
Q4 0:07 · LAL 103-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 4:45 · LAL 90-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 99-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAL 101-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:53 · LAL 43-39 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:20 · LAL 90-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · LAL 95-93 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 0:40 · LAL 97-95 BOS
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:07 · LAL 103-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
