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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 34 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 129 |
 Celtics | 25 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 119 |
LACTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 44-8850.0% | 11-2937.9% | 30-3390.9% | 43 | 26 | 7 |
| BOS | 42-9743.3% | 15-3148.4% | 20-2195.2% | 46 | 24 | 8 |
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LA Clippers129| 40 | 20 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.3 | |||||
| 40 | 21 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −4.4 | |||||
| 32 | 30, Season high (his best before, 26) | 11-14 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 0 | +12 | +17.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 19 | 6-18 | 2-9 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.7 | |||||
| 17 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −2 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 129 | 44-8850.0% | 11-2937.9% | 43 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 30-3390.9% | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 38 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic and Sindarius Thornwell (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics119| 38 | 33 | 11-21 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.9 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 13 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.7 | |||||
| 29 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.9 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | −5 | +6.3 | ||||||
| Team | 119 | 42-9743.3% | 15-3148.4% | 46 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 20-2195.2% | 11 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 36 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele, Kadeem Allen, Abdel Nader and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Clippers129Celtics119ClickTap 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.
DeAndre Jordan had a season-high 30 points (22 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the LA Clippers went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 129-119.
The Celtics led 99-95 with 9:58 left in the fourth quarter. Lou Williams’ driving layup put the Clippers ahead for good with 9:11 left. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 108-101 with 7:07 left and by as many as 13.
The Celtics got within 114-111 on Kyrie Irving’s 13-foot floater with 4:27 to play, but Jordan answered with an alley oop dunk, and the Celtics got no closer.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Celtics 6-4. Jordan scored 4 of the Clippers’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Tobias Harris had 21 points (9 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds, and Danilo Gallinari added 20 points and 9 rebounds. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Celtics, Irving had 33 points and 8 assists, and Al Horford added 20 points.
The Clippers shot 50.0% from the field to the Celtics’ 43.3% and outscored them 56-36 in the paint. The Celtics forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Clippers outscored the Celtics 35-17 in 12 minutes with Williams, Gallinari, Jordan, Harris and Rivers on the floor together.
LA ClippersBoston 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 87 shots: 5.2 more 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 | 23-35 | 65.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aron Baynes | 20 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Al Horford | 15 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Greg Monroe | 12 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 6-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 25 | 3 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Daniel Theis | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 10 | 4-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 33 | 3 | 1-4 | −4 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 27 | 4 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 1-2 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Rozier 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 9:58
15.0%
53→68
Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Harrell 2 AST)
Q4 9:47
15.0%
68→53
Rivers 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q4 7:07
13.2%
34→21
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Morris Sr. 3 AST)
Q4 6:54
13.2%
21→34
Irving 27' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Rozier 5 AST)
Q3 1:23
13.2%
43→56
