⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Derek Fisher
Q4 2:02 · BOS 83-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 3:28 · BOS 79-86 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:01 · BOS 83-88 LAL
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · BOS 83-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:09 · BOS 49-44 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:48 · BOS 53-55 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:20 · BOS 60-63 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:49 · BOS 57-55 LAL
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
Q4 2:02 · BOS 83-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
