⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:18 · BOS 19-14 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 1:12 · BOS 97-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q1 3:45 · BOS 16-14 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q4 6:07 · BOS 107-86 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
