⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 6:43 · BOS 111-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · BOS 113-109 LAC
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 0:28 · BOS 113-109 LAC
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 0:28 · BOS 113-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
Patrick Beverley stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 0:57 · BOS 113-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · BOS 113-108 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
