⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:05 · NO 21-16 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 0:48 · NO 86-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:19 · NO 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
David Wesley Offensive Foul
Q4 1:45 · NO 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
David Wesley Foul
Q4 1:45 · NO 93-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 10:07 · NO 58-63 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:01 · NO 91-85 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 1:31 · NO 93-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Mark Blount missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · NO 95-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
