⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:32 · BOS 89-95 LAL
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Jordan Clarkson
Q4 2:00 · BOS 100-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · BOS 93-100 LAL
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · BOS 102-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:56 · BOS 65-70 LAL
- Steal
Jordan Clarkson stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 1:05 · BOS 102-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 7:37 · BOS 6-7 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 2:00 · BOS 100-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · BOS 102-109 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
