⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+3Q127-23
-5Q227-30
-8Q328-33
+10Q430-19
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 28
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-11 off them
Key battles
10Blocks1
34Free throws made15
11Points off turnovers23
50Rebounds33
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
