⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q1 7:24 · LAC 26-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:29 · LAC 100-84 BOS
- Steal
Willie Green stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 1:10 · LAC 106-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:20 · LAC 109-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAC 109-105 BOS
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAC 109-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:25 · LAC 29-23 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:49 · LAC 56-54 BOS
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 0:20 · LAC 109-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:38 · LAC 53-48 BOS
- Flagrant
Jared Sullinger flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q4 10:00 · LAC 94-84 BOS
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 1:10 · LAC 106-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
