⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of twelve from three- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 6:18 · LAC 42-38 BOS
- Ties it
Rasual Butler hit a 23-foot three jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
Q4 0:08 · LAC 90-90 BOS
- Winner
Baron Davis hit a 22-foot two point shot, Rasual Butler with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAC 92-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon traveling
Q4 2:31 · LAC 86-88 BOS
- Turnover
Baron Davis lost ball
Q4 2:12 · LAC 86-88 BOS
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:54 · LAC 87-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:41 · LAC 50-60 BOS
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Baron Davis
Q4 2:12 · LAC 86-88 BOS
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 0:54 · LAC 87-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 2:18 · LAC 86-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAC 90-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAC 90-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
