⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 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 eighteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 35
- A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28
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 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:15 · NO 32-34 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q4 4:15 · NO 88-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:16 · NO 3-11 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 8:57 · NO 86-102 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28
Q4 5:37 · NO 88-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q2 1:34 · NO 46-58 BOS
📊The numbers
| NO | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
