⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · BOS 83-76 LAC
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 1:28 · BOS 84-76 LAC
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 94-89 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:14 · BOS 17-26 LAC
- Steal
Baron Davis stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 1:28 · BOS 84-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Craig Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · BOS 80-74 LAC
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 2:51 · BOS 83-76 LAC
- Turnover
Rasual Butler turnover
Q4 0:37 · BOS 86-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
