⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 32-16 off them
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 7:54 · NO 35-46 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:43 · NO 48-57 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:11 · NO 2-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 9:23 · NO 26-46 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 6:13 · NO 64-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:10 · NO 31-46 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
