⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 25-15 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 5:43 · BOS 66-55 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 10:45 · BOS 83-65 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:43 · BOS 36-37 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:34 · BOS 70-65 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 4:28 · BOS 88-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 2:24 · BOS 26-14 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
