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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 21 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 107 |
 Lakers | 15 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 108 |
BOSTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42-9046.7% | 15-4434.1% | 8-1080.0% | 42 | 22 | 11 |
| LAL | 40-9144.0% | 7-2626.9% | 21-3658.3% | 51 | 18 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Los Angeles Lakers108| 33 | 7 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | −2 | −5.3 | ||||||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | −3 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.5 | |||||
| 15 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 22 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 6-7 | 0 | −1 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 28 | 10-16 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +12.4 | ||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.2 | |||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.2 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 40-9144.0% | 7-2626.9% | 51 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 21-3658.3% | 14 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 65 points on 24 for 46 shooting
Did not play: Ivica Zubac, Thomas Bryant and Corey Brewer (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics107| 38 | 33 | 13-24 | 4-11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +7.0 | |||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −11.6 | ||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.9 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −7.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 22 | 7-13 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0.0 | |||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.1 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | ||
| Team | 107 | 42-9046.7% | 15-4434.1% | 42 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 8-1080.0% | 7 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 48 points on 19 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Shane Larkin, Abdel Nader and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Lakers108Celtics107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kyle Kuzma scored 28 points (17 in the fourth quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 108-107.
Kuzma’s 3-pointer answered Al Horford’s floater and put the Lakers back ahead for good with 5:46 left in the fourth quarter.
Terry Rozier’s driving layup made it 108-107 with 7.3 seconds left, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed 2 free throws with the Lakers up 1 and 5.7 seconds left. The Celtics had the ball down 1, but Marcus Smart missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Celtics 13-9. Kuzma scored 4 of the Lakers’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points (14 in the paint) off the bench. Kuzma scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Celtics, Kyrie Irving scored 33 points, and Smart added 22 points and 8 assists off the bench.
The Celtics forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics were outscored 15-5 in 5 minutes with Morris, Smart, Rozier, Tatum and Theis on the floor together.
Los Angeles LakersBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Lakers’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 54s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 90 shots: 7.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-34 | 64.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-18 | 38.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-13 | 30.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-2 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-24 | 25.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 21 | 3 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Marcus Smart | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Daniel Theis | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Terry Rozier | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 12 | 4-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 23 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Marcus Smart | 15 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 14 | 5-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 34 | 8 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Nance Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 5:46
19.1%
43→62
Randle 1' Putback Dunk (14 PTS)
Q4 1:12
18.8%
73→92
Rozier 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
Q4 0:07
17.0%
96→79
Irving 27' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Smart 7 AST)
Q4 2:45
16.6%
85→68
Nance Jr. 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Kuzma 3 AST)
Q4 6:40
14.7%
43→58
