⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:58 · BOS 16-17 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:08 · BOS 43-46 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:05 · BOS 93-76 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:38 · BOS 24-38 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 1:35 · BOS 18-32 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 5:35 · BOS 24-42 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
