⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 8:30 · LAC 38-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:13 · LAC 87-92 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:45 · LAC 51-54 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:26 · LAC 53-62 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:15 · LAC 77-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:35 · LAC 84-92 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:34 · LAC 89-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAC 92-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
