⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 2:40 · BOS 27-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:57 · BOS 68-61 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 5:18 · BOS 89-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:02 · BOS 116-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
