⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- Beaten inside, 44 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 7:32 · LAC 46-37 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 9:28 · LAC 76-55 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 8:32 · LAC 102-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Kennard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · LAC 108-103 BOS
- Turnover
Terance Mann lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · LAC 108-103 BOS
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · LAC 111-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:49 · LAC 78-73 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:17 · LAC 102-97 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:17 · LAC 108-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:28 · LAC 67-55 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
