⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+14Q134-23
+7Q233-25
-2Q316-20
+7Q434-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
Key battles
16Fast break points5
15Points off turnovers6
3Blocks6
18Free throws made12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 11:47 · LAL 92-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
