⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 29 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in overtime
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 68
A 18-0 run took them from 14 down to 4 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 14 down to 4 up
Q3 1:14 · LAL 92-88 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:04 · LAL 106-93 BOS
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a driving layup
OT 4:29 · LAL 112-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 1:03 · LAL 49-65 BOS
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 110-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 110-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:00 · LAL 5-15 BOS
- Winner
Grant Williams hit a three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
OT 3:10 · LAL 114-115 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
OT 3:34 · LAL 114-122 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:12 · LAL 118-122 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:12 · LAL 118-122 BOS
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
