⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:45 · BOS 107-110 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jayson Tatum flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:18 · BOS 72-74 NO
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:48 · BOS 84-99 NO
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:24 · BOS 107-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:37 · BOS 24-32 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:08 · BOS 72-80 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:14 · BOS 84-100 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 7:48 · BOS 84-99 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 107-114 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BOS 109-115 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
