⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 26-8 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:24 · LAC 31-19 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:24 · LAC 56-40 BOS
- Go-ahead
Lou Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 0:46 · LAC 112-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 2:12 · LAC 108-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:56 · LAC 108-111 BOS
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · LAC 112-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 6:16 · LAC 73-74 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 2:01 · LAC 79-89 BOS
- Winner
Kemba Walker hit a 12-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:32 · LAC 112-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Stevens technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 11:26 · LAC 0-0 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:59 · LAC 109-111 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 0:39 · LAC 112-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
