⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 1:38 · BOS 78-70 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 3:44 · BOS 87-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · BOS 89-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · BOS 89-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:07 · BOS 78-79 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:12 · BOS 85-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · BOS 93-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
