⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:58 · BOS 35-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:03 · BOS 53-44 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 3:02 · BOS 133-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Enes Kanter flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:26 · BOS 40-32 LAL
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:29 · BOS 81-63 LAL
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:25 · BOS 130-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:54 · BOS 0-8 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 7:45 · BOS 115-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quinn Cook misses technical free throw
Q4 2:25 · BOS 130-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
