After Q1, Boston shot an abysmal 3-20 from the three-point stripe; excluding Q2, the Lakers were even worse, 1-17. For the game, the teams combined to miss 108 FG’s.
Consequently, the Celtics’ 23 “second chances” – good for 22 “follow-up points,” compared to LA’s 14 – compensated for their overall .388 shooting from the field.
Luke Walton’s young Lakers played in fits and starts most of the game. In each of the first three quarters, LA had posted one or more stretches of at least four consecutive conversions AND endured one or more strings of at least four straight Empty Possessions.