⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 25-9 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up
Q3 0:04 · BOS 73-66 NO
- Ties it
Nate Robinson hit a driving layup
Q4 1:59 · BOS 77-77 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · BOS 74-72 NO
- Turnover
Ray Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:18 · BOS 75-74 NO
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · BOS 77-77 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Winner
Trevor Ariza hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marco Belinelli with the assist
Q4 1:34 · BOS 77-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · BOS 81-82 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
