⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26- Made six threes to their thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rajon Rondo double technical foul
Q2 6:09 · BOS 33-28 NO
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 4:58 · BOS 84-80 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:10 · BOS 69-69 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · BOS 90-83 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
