⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better 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, 24 free throws to their eleven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:37 · NO 34-31 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:31 · NO 43-34 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 2:43 · NO 82-54 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
