⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:18 · BOS 63-65 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:30 · BOS 78-81 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · BOS 82-85 NO
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BOS 84-85 NO
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · BOS 84-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:42 · BOS 16-31 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 2:27 · BOS 65-75 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · BOS 82-85 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · BOS 82-85 NO
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:34 · BOS 84-87 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
