⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:38 · LAL 32-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:58 · LAL 48-57 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:08 · LAL 59-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 3:18 · LAL 71-71 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:03 · LAL 20-29 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:29 · LAL 40-57 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder offensive foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul)
Q4 2:38 · LAL 91-99 BOS
- Turnover
Jae Crowder turnover
Q4 2:38 · LAL 91-99 BOS
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 100-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
