⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest double technical foul
Q1 11:33 · LAL 0-2 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:52 · LAL 85-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:46 · LAL 79-64 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
