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NBA FINALS - GAME 4 · TD Garden

Celtics

50-32

96-89

Lakers

57-25

📋 Post game review

🤝 We had it too close to call

A deserved win for the Celtics

We had it too close to call, and the Celtics won 96-89.

On the play the Celtics were about 9 points better, so the score was about right.

The result, against how they played

BOS

LAL

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

We expected

BOS95

LAL94

too close to call, 188.3 total

Final

BOS96

LAL89

BOS by 7, 185 total

On the play

BOS97

LAL89

BOS by 8, shooting luck aside

⏱️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

Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight

Key battles

15Fast break points2

16Offensive rebounds8

3Threes made7

12Steals6

🏀Good plays, bad plays

The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics

Good plays

9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:30 · BOS 71-64 LAL
Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:37 · BOS 87-81 LAL
Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:33 · BOS 90-84 LAL

Bad plays

Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · BOS 74-66 LAL
Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:39 · BOS 79-72 LAL
Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 1:39 · BOS 87-81 LAL

Lakers

Good plays

Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 1:39 · BOS 87-81 LAL

Bad plays

Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q4 5:39 · BOS 79-72 LAL
Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:37 · BOS 87-81 LAL
Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:33 · BOS 90-84 LAL

📊The numbers

BOS		LAL
45%	Shooting from the field	45%
3	Threes made	7
25%	Three-point accuracy	35%
19	Free throws made	18
51	Rebounds	42
16	Offensive rebounds	8
15	Assists	13
54	Points in the paint	34
15	Fast break points	2
15	Points off turnovers	16
12	Turnovers	16
12	Steals	6
2	Blocks	3

🔍 What it means for this game

🤝Too close to call

Recent form does not split them

Their results, against how they played

LAL

BOS

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Lakers4-1Hard done by once

Four wins from their last five. They were hard done by against the Celtics, losing 94-103.

Last gamevCeltics

Points allowed down 12 on their last 5 average

Three-point accuracy down 16.0 points on their last 5 average

Assists down 6 on their last 5 average

Celtics2-3Got lucky once

Two wins from their last five. They got lucky against the Lakers, winning 103-94.

Last gamevLakers

Threes allowed down 4 on their last 5 average

Three-point accuracy down 15.8 points on their last 5 average

Free throws made down 6 on their last 5 average

LakersLast 5 · 4-1

W@ BOS91-84To script
Lv BOS94-103Hard done by
Wv BOS102-89To script
W@ PHX111-103To script
Wv PHX103-101To script

CelticsLast 5 · 2-3

Lv LAL84-91To script
W@ LAL103-94Got lucky
L@ LAL89-102To script
Wv ORL96-84To script
L@ ORL92-113To script

Lakers

Last 5 · 4-1

Pretty much what we expected

Results

4

wins

We expected

–

wins, from our tips

Deserved

~4

wins, on how they played

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Four wins from their last five games. How they played, the shooting luck aside, was worth about 4.
One where the result undersold the play.

9 June · 9 June · AwayTo script

BOSCeltics84-91

LALLakers

A win

The numbers

LAL		BOS
45%	Shooting from the field	44%
2	Threes made	4
13%	Three-point accuracy	22%
21	Free throws made	16
43	Rebounds	35
13	Assists	20

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

The better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 6 points to them

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

7 June · 7 June · HomeHard done by

LALLakers94-103

BOSCeltics

Lost a game the play says they should have won

The numbers

LAL		BOS
41%	Shooting from the field	43%
5	Threes made	11
23%	Three-point accuracy	69%
31	Free throws made	20
39	Rebounds	44
18	Assists	28

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

The better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 4 points to them

Why it went this way

Made five threes to their eleven
They shot well above their usual, eleven of sixteen from three
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26

Our tip for this game

4 June · 4 June · HomeTo script

LALLakers102-89

BOSCeltics

A win

The numbers

LAL		BOS
49%	Shooting from the field	43%
4	Threes made	1
40%	Three-point accuracy	10%
24	Free throws made	30
42	Rebounds	31
18	Assists	19

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly the better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 10 points to them

Why it went this way

Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31

Our tip for this game

30 May · 30 May · AwayTo script

PHXSuns103-111

LALLakers

A win

The numbers

LAL		PHX
47%	Shooting from the field	47%
10	Threes made	9
42%	Three-point accuracy	35%
23	Free throws made	24
41	Rebounds	31
18	Assists	19

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

The better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 6 points to them

Why it went this way

Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31

Our tip for this game

28 May · 28 May · HomeTo script

LALLakers103-101

PHXSuns

A win

The numbers

LAL		PHX
42%	Shooting from the field	47%
7	Threes made	9
29%	Three-point accuracy	33%
20	Free throws made	20
49	Rebounds	40
28	Assists	19

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Little between them with the shooting luck taken out, worth about 1 point to them

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

Celtics

Last 5 · 2-3

Pretty much what we expected

Results

2

wins

We expected

–

wins, from our tips

Deserved

~1

wins, on how they played

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Two wins from their last five games. How they played, the shooting luck aside, was worth about 1.
One where the result flattered them.

9 June · 9 June · HomeTo script

BOSCeltics84-91

LALLakers

A defeat

The numbers

BOS		LAL
44%	Shooting from the field	45%
4	Threes made	2
22%	Three-point accuracy	13%
16	Free throws made	21
35	Rebounds	43
20	Assists	13

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 6 points to the Lakers

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

7 June · 7 June · AwayGot lucky

LALLakers94-103

BOSCeltics

Won a game the play says they should have lost

The numbers

BOS		LAL
43%	Shooting from the field	41%
11	Threes made	5
69%	Three-point accuracy	23%
20	Free throws made	31
44	Rebounds	39
28	Assists	18

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 4 points to the Lakers

Why it went this way

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

Our tip for this game

4 June · 4 June · AwayTo script

LALLakers102-89

BOSCeltics

A defeat

The numbers

BOS		LAL
43%	Shooting from the field	49%
1	Threes made	4
10%	Three-point accuracy	40%
30	Free throws made	24
31	Rebounds	42
19	Assists	18

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 10 points to the Lakers

Why it went this way

Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 42

Our tip for this game

29 May · 29 May · HomeTo script

BOSCeltics96-84

ORLMagic

A win

The numbers

BOS		ORL
43%	Shooting from the field	43%
10	Threes made	6
45%	Three-point accuracy	27%
22	Free throws made	16
45	Rebounds	35
19	Assists	14

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

The better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 3 points to them

Why it went this way

They went cold, six of 22 from three
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35

Our tip for this game

27 May · 27 May · AwayTo script

ORLMagic113-92

BOSCeltics

A defeat

The numbers

BOS		ORL
43%	Shooting from the field	52%
7	Threes made	13
44%	Three-point accuracy	52%
23	Free throws made	28
26	Rebounds	43
19	Assists	16

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 16 points to the Magic

Why it went this way

Made seven threes to their thirteen
Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 43

Our tip for this game

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