⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-4Q131-33
+9Q229-22
+15Q331-20
-4Q426-27
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
Key battles
13Offensive rebounds7
66Points in the paint42
51Rebounds34
13Free throws made20
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:26 · LAL 112-102 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
