⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:18 · LAL 21-15 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 10:48 · LAL 77-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:31 · LAL 77-60 BOS
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:59 · LAL 87-73 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q1 4:05 · LAL 25-17 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q3 6:31 · LAL 77-60 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
