⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:48 · BOS 76-73 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:50 · BOS 94-94 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:05 · BOS 104-98 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:06 · BOS 101-98 NO
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:16 · BOS 116-109 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:33 · BOS 8-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:51 · BOS 11-22 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:39 · BOS 79-87 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · BOS 99-98 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:55 · BOS 109-103 NO
- Turnover
CJ McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · BOS 118-112 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
