⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 45
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 4:37 · LAC 42-33 BOS
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:12 · LAC 85-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 3:23 · LAC 78-78 BOS
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons turnover
Q4 3:23 · LAC 78-78 BOS
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 1:37 · LAC 80-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 8:41 · LAC 50-54 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 11:26 · LAC 61-71 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:05 · LAC 78-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAC 85-91 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:12 · LAC 85-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
