Boston
Celtics
121
–
113
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 121 |
| LAL | 23 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Tristan Thompson
BOS
14
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending80.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite57.6
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 35.5Impact: 2.2
12 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 37.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
40
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+36
+/−
Game Performance
FG17-20 (85.0%)
3PT3-5
FT3-3
TS%93.8%
eFG%92.5%
STL1
TOV6
ORTG146
DRTG94
NET+52
40 points85.0% FG3 deflections+36 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 52.4 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | 24:52 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +11 |
| Kemba Walker | 24:35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Tremont Waters | 3:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Luke Kornet | 17:57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 4:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Romeo Langford | 16:39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19:48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 27:47 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Grant Williams | 19:55 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Jaylen Brown | 32:06 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17-20 | 85% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-3 | 100% | +36 |
| Moritz Wagner | 5:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Marcus Smart | 31:55 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Carsen Edwards | 7:23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 48 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 48-85 | 56% | 14-32 | 44% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
Semi Ojeleye —
Tacko Fall —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 28:06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -19 |
| Alex Caruso | 15:40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 7:01 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +19 |
| Devontae Cacok | 7:01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +19 |
| Marc Gasol | 20:54 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Montrezl Harrell | 20:05 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 27:06 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 22:58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 15:42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Ben McLemore | 23:01 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 29:04 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -20 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 23:23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 36 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 44-98 | 45% | 12-37 | 32% | 13-19 | 68% | — |
Jared Dudley —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS48/85 (56%)
Paint
28/42 (67%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
15/33 (45%)
RA 75%ATB3 50%Paint 47%Mid 57%Corner 3 29%
LAL44/98 (45%)
Paint
25/48 (52%)
Mid
13/24 (54%)
3PT
12/37 (32%)
RA 50%ATB3 38%Paint 61%Mid 44%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Marc Gasol
defended Tristan Thompson
5.4 min • 13 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Dennis Schröder
held Kemba Walker
4.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Marc Gasol
vs Tristan Thompson
5.4 min • 13 pts • 71%
| LAL Defense | Carsen Edwards | Grant Williams | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Kemba Walker | Luke Kornet | Marcus Smart | Moritz Wagner | Payton Pritchard | Romeo Langford | Semi Ojeleye | Tremont Waters | Tristan Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | — | 1.5m 3pts 33% | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Schröder | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 4.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 6pts 50% |
| Wesley Matthews | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben McLemore | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Montrezl Harrell | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 6pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 40% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Gasol | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4m 13pts 71% |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Alex Caruso | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Devontae Cacok | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 3.2m 6pts 67% | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 4.8m 13pts 50% | 3.1m 4pts 18% | 3.0m 1pts 0% | 0.9m 6pts 67% | 3.8m 4pts 67% | 3.3m 2pts 25% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 8pts 100% | 1.8m 7pts 38% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = BOS leads
LAL Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
BOS Largest Lead
27
Q4 3:47
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q3 11:00 – Q4 0:48
-10 → -17
BOS 12-0 run
Q3 11:00 – Q4 1:17
-10 → -20
BOS 14-0 run
Q3 11:00 – Q4 1:49
-10 → -22
LAL 8-0 run
Q4 5:14 – Q4 6:58
-24 → -19