⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 40 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:03 · BOS 90-109 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:47 · BOS 100-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 3:47 · BOS 35-56 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 1:19 · BOS 22-40 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 11:27 · BOS 49-77 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:47 · BOS 35-56 LAC
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:39 · BOS 74-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
