⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 twenty threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 46 from three
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
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 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 10:42 · NO 35-45 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:37 · NO 78-87 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:39 · NO 7-13 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 0:35 · NO 25-43 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 5:02 · NO 66-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NO 109-117 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
