⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of sixteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 41
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:42 · LAL 53-54 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · LAL 90-89 BOS
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 2:59 · LAL 90-91 BOS
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:39 · LAL 93-99 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 5:01 · LAL 90-98 BOS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:39 · LAL 93-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · LAL 90-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · LAL 93-99 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAL 93-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 69% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 14 | Blocks | 3 |
