⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 1
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 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:50 · LAC 19-13 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 8:27 · LAC 104-80 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:33 · LAC 29-29 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · LAC 44-42 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
