⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 11:24 · BOS 11-5 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:56 · BOS 26-11 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 2:06 · BOS 35-16 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aron Baynes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · BOS 102-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 9:28 · BOS 42-26 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses technical free throw
Q1 3:19 · BOS 23-11 LAL
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · BOS 73-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 6 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 20 |
| 20 | Blocks | 30 |
