⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · NO 80-82 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:31 · NO 81-83 BOS
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli lost ball
Q4 1:39 · NO 81-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:30 · NO 62-61 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:07 · NO 64-70 BOS
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from Marco Belinelli
Q4 1:39 · NO 81-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · NO 78-82 BOS
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · NO 81-83 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
