⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 26-9 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 48
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:28 · NO 77-75 BOS
- Ties it
Trey Murphy III hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:37 · NO 114-114 BOS
- Ties it
CJ McCollum hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:24 · NO 116-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · NO 112-114 BOS
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:37 · NO 114-114 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:51 · NO 114-114 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:03 · NO 42-47 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a 13-foot two point shot, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 0:34 · NO 114-116 BOS
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:00 · NO 116-118 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · NO 111-114 BOS
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · NO 114-114 BOS
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · NO 114-114 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
