⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:29 · BOS 45-47 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:46 · BOS 64-66 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:32 · BOS 74-72 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Walter McCarty Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 2:45 · BOS 69-72 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:02 · BOS 0-8 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:05 · BOS 45-58 NO
- Ties it
Lee Nailon made Jumper. Assisted by Elden Campbell.
Q4 0:04 · BOS 74-74 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
