⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 29
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:46 · BOS 11-3 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:32 · BOS 33-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 10:27 · BOS 106-82 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 6:58 · BOS 85-68 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:05 · BOS 97-82 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 24 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
