⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 25 free throws to their fourteen- A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:12 · BOS 62-54 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q3 9:46 · BOS 77-56 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q2 3:03 · BOS 48-49 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:47 · BOS 92-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q3 5:09 · BOS 79-58 LAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
