⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 7:20 · BOS 49-40 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 2:23 · BOS 86-84 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)
Q4 0:27 · BOS 89-88 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 0:27 · BOS 89-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:05 · BOS 10-22 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:52 · BOS 81-78 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a two point shot
Q4 0:07 · BOS 89-90 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
