⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
Key battles
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |








