⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 10:07 · LAL 84-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses technical free throw
Q3 3:10 · LAL 66-74 BOS
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 0:31 · LAL 86-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:27 · LAL 34-41 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:10 · LAL 66-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · LAL 84-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · LAL 84-85 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
