⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:50 · BOS 13-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:15 · BOS 28-28 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 2:59 · BOS 59-53 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 5:09 · BOS 15-25 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:06 · BOS 115-108 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊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 |
