⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 24
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
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:10 · BOS 88-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:53 · BOS 28-29 LAC
- Steal
Blake Griffin stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 0:10 · BOS 88-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford disc dribble turnover
Q4 4:24 · BOS 77-83 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
