⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 42 from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:47 · BOS 34-28 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 4:57 · BOS 14-24 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:33 · BOS 34-38 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris Sr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · BOS 78-83 LAC
- Missed FT
Terance Mann misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · BOS 82-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
