⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:48 · BOS 44-32 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 1:22 · BOS 125-114 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Alvarado technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:00 · BOS 87-76 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
