⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:30 · LAC 15-4 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 9:07 · LAC 64-45 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · LAC 93-88 BOS
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · LAC 93-88 BOS
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:33 · LAC 93-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses technical free throw
Q3 4:56 · LAC 69-48 BOS
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · LAC 96-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
