⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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 26- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:10 · BOS 50-39 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · BOS 87-79 LAL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett lost ball
Q4 0:46 · BOS 87-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 91-86 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:36 · BOS 6-8 LAL
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Kevin Garnett
Q4 0:46 · BOS 87-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · BOS 87-79 LAL
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · BOS 87-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · BOS 87-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
