⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q124-25
-10Q223-32
-7Q329-36
+7Q431-27
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 27 from three
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 68
Key battles
5Threes made14
19%Three-point accuracy37%
25Fast break points14
68Points in the paint42
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:33 · LAL 61-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
