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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 21 | 30 | 38 | 30 | 119 |
 Clippers | 33 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 115 |
BOSTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 43-9047.8% | 16-3842.1% | 17-2181.0% | 34 | 21 | 6 |
| LAC | 42-8151.9% | 14-3243.8% | 17-2181.0% | 47 | 26 | 16 |
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.
Boston Celtics119| 40 | 34 | 12-27 | 5-10 | 5-6 | 0 | +8 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 24 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +3 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 16 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.9 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.5 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.4 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −1 | +3.3 | |||||
| Team | 119 | 43-9047.8% | 16-3842.1% | 34 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 17-2181.0% | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 39 points on 15 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Tacko Fall, Javonte Green, Aaron Nesmith and Tremont Waters (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers115| 39 | 16 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 28 | 8-19 | 0-5 | 12-14 | 0 | −9 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.1 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.6 | |||||
| 22 | 18 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +3 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +0.3 | ||||||
| Team | 115 | 42-8151.9% | 14-3243.8% | 47 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 17-2181.0% | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 49 points on 20 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Patrick Beverley (injury/illness); Patrick Patterson and Mfiondu Kabengele (coach’s decision).
Celtics119Clippers115ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the LA Clippers 119-115.
The Celtics trailed 56-40 with 3:33 left in the second quarter and 62-51 at halftime. They outscored the Clippers 79-59 the rest of the way.
Kemba Walker’s 2 free throws with 5.7 seconds left made it 119-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Clippers 15-13. Walker scored 6 of the Celtics’ 15 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Tatum had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Walker’s 12-foot step-back jumper that put the Celtics ahead 113-112, and the Celtics scored 4 points off them.
Walker scored 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter).
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Lou Williams added 18 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists off the bench. Lou Williams scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Boston CelticsLA ClippersPS, 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 Celtics’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (2nd quarter, 3:12 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 89 shots: 7.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-23 | 52.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 6-17 | 35.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-12 | 75.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-30 | 46.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 28 | 4 | 2-9 | −7 |
| Terance Mann | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 12 | 7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Serge Ibaka | 8 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 16 | 5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Terance Mann | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 15 | 7-13 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kennard | 21 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Lou Williams | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Leonard 5 AST)
Q4 0:46
36.6%
27→64
Walker 12' Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 0:32
34.2%
64→30
Morris Sr. 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ibaka 2 AST)
Q4 5:29
19.8%
37→56
Leonard 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 3:54
17.6%
37→55
Edwards Free Throw 3 of 3 (16 PTS)
Q4 2:26
17.6%
58→40
