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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 21 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 104 |
 Clippers | 22 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 107 |
BOSTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 41-10439.4% | 12-4526.7% | 10-1471.4% | 53 | 26 | 17 |
| LAC | 39-9341.9% | 17-4537.8% | 12-1675.0% | 53 | 26 | 23 |
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LA Clippers107| 41 | 14 | 5-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +17 | +8.6 | ||||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-20 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 37 | 25 | 8-18 | 4-11 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | +8 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 27 | 10-21 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −5 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +5.6 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.8 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 107 | 39-9341.9% | 17-4537.8% | 53 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12-1675.0% | 14 | 12 | 9 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Mfiondu Kabengele and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics104| 41 | 30 | 12-24 | 5-10, Ties his career high | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 40 | 15 | 7-20 | 1-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | 3-14 | 1-8 | 2-4 | 0 | −4 | −13.3 | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | 4-17 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0 | −8 | −11.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | +7.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | +6 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.5 | |||
| 12 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +3.4 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.6 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.8 | |||
| Team | 104 | 41-10439.4% | 12-4526.7% | 53 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 10-1471.4% | 18 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Javonte Green, Carsen Edwards and Vincent Poirier (coach’s decision).
Clippers107Celtics104ClickTap 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.
The LA Clippers beat the Boston Celtics 107-104 in overtime.
Jayson Tatum made a step-back 3-pointer on a pass from Marcus Smart with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 97 for the Celtics, but the Clippers outscored them 10-7 in overtime.
The Celtics had the ball down 3 with 1.6 seconds left, but Kawhi Leonard blocked Kemba Walker’s corner 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Celtics 20-18. Lou Williams scored 8 of the Clippers’ 20 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Smart had 5 of his 8 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Tatum that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Tatum that put the Celtics ahead. In that stretch, Lou Williams had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Clippers run, and the Clippers scored 4 points off them. With 4:51 left in overtime, Tatum stole the ball from Lou Williams, and his 19-foot jumper off it put the Celtics ahead 99-97.
Lou Williams scored 27 points off the bench. Paul George added 25 points and 8 assists, and Patrick Beverley had 14 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. George and Beverley set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Celtics, Tatum scored 30 points with 5 3-pointers, and Smart went 1 for 11 from 3. Daniel Theis had 8 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Clippers shot 41.9% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Celtics’ 39.4% and 26.7%. The Celtics turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Clippers 52-32 in the paint. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 49-38 in 21 minutes 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. The Clippers’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (4th quarter, 2:09 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 93 shots: 1.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-21 | 52.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-13 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-9 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-36 | 30.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wanamaker | 26 | 9 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 2 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Kemba Walker | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 14 | 6-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 3 | 1-6 | −9 |
| Marcus Smart | 15 | 9 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kemba Walker | 6 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 5 | 2-8 | −8 |
| Jaylen Brown | 18 | 2 | 1-7 | −5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Daniel Theis | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 29 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Leonard 3 AST)
Q4 0:32
46.5%
24→71
Tatum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Smart 5 AST)
Q4 0:13
40.6%
93→53
Beverley 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Harrell 3 AST)
OT 0:44
27.7%
71→99
Beverley 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (George 8 AST)
OT 3:23
23.8%
58→82
George 28' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Beverley 7 AST)
OT 4:08
20.6%
37→58
