⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-7Q132-39
-9Q216-25
-5Q320-26
+4Q429-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
13Free throws made31
37%Three-point accuracy56%
3Blocks5
41Rebounds54
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
