⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 1:30 · BOS 59-51 LAL
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a driving layup, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 3:54 · BOS 105-103 LAL
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a driving layup, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 3:04 · BOS 107-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:47 · BOS 95-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · BOS 100-101 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
OT 1:15 · BOS 107-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Lamar Odom hit a two point shot, Luke Walton with the assist
OT 4:46 · BOS 101-103 LAL
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a 2-foot two point shot, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 3:28 · BOS 105-105 LAL
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a two point shot, Lamar Odom with the assist
OT 1:42 · BOS 107-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:43 · BOS 98-96 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:46 · BOS 100-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:10 · BOS 107-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
