⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:12 · BOS 8-2 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:23 · BOS 49-43 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 0:28 · BOS 61-45 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Jerebko offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 5:00 · BOS 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:26 · BOS 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Amir Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:00 · BOS 99-95 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:18 · BOS 65-62 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:40 · BOS 76-76 NO
- Ties it
Luke Babbitt hit a 17-foot two point shot, Jordan Hamilton with the assist
Q4 2:39 · BOS 93-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alexis Ajinca offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
Q4 4:52 · BOS 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Alexis Ajinca turnover
Q4 4:52 · BOS 87-86 NO
- Turnover
Tim Frazier lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · BOS 95-93 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
