⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 6:03 · BOS 29-14 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Theis offensive foul
Q4 3:58 · BOS 102-102 LAC
- Turnover
Daniel Theis turnover
Q4 3:58 · BOS 102-102 LAC
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · BOS 107-112 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 19
Q2 5:19 · BOS 71-52 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 8:42 · BOS 80-69 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:13 · BOS 100-102 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lou Williams steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:13 · BOS 102-102 LAC
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BOS 112-119 LAC
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BOS 112-119 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
