⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of eight from three
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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 4 down to 7 up
Q3 3:24 · NO 72-65 BOS
- Steal
David West stole it from Kendrick Perkins
Q4 2:32 · NO 85-80 BOS
- Steal
Peja Stojakovic stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:51 · NO 89-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic lost ball
Q4 4:41 · NO 85-78 BOS
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 1:49 · NO 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 0:43 · NO 89-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
Q4 2:32 · NO 85-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · NO 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:51 · NO 89-83 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
