⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, eleven of 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:49 · BOS 19-13 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:57 · BOS 50-37 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · BOS 112-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · BOS 113-106 LAC
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 116-110 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 1:53 · BOS 112-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:54 · BOS 11-10 LAC
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 3:38 · BOS 110-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
