⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their twenty- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:05 · BOS 77-75 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:22 · BOS 98-96 LAL
- Winner
Jaylen Brown hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
OT 4:25 · BOS 109-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:52 · BOS 106-105 LAL
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
OT 3:35 · BOS 113-107 LAL
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
OT 1:59 · BOS 117-112 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 8:24 · BOS 36-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:35 · BOS 45-51 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:24 · BOS 83-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BOS 102-104 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
OT 3:52 · BOS 113-107 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 2:19 · BOS 117-112 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
