⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 32-7 off them
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 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:03 · NO 99-93 BOS
- Steal
Bonzi Wells stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:29 · NO 107-103 BOS
- Steal
Bonzi Wells stole it from James Posey
Q4 0:05 · NO 113-106 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:31 · NO 65-77 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:13 · NO 45-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · NO 104-98 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:29 · NO 107-103 BOS
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:05 · NO 113-106 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
