⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bryce Drew missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:19 · NO 4-18 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 9:24 · NO 4-18 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
