⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 41
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 54
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Lee lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · BOS 100-96 LAC
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 2:54 · BOS 101-98 LAC
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:18 · BOS 101-98 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:16 · BOS 101-98 LAC
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Courtney Lee
Q4 2:54 · BOS 101-98 LAC
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:18 · BOS 101-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:14 · BOS 101-98 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · BOS 103-101 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
Q4 0:26 · BOS 103-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
