⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-11Q126-34
-7Q224-29
-6Q320-23
+6Q429-23
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
23%Three-point accuracy46%
10Free throws made21
3Threes made6
16Points off turnovers22
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
