⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-2Q126-24
+1Q225-22
+2Q320-19
+3Q424-21
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 26-9 off them
Key battles
26Points off turnovers9
9Threes made4
16Turnovers24
2Fast break points4
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
