⏱️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 and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 29 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 29 of 59 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q2 9:21 · BOS 60-32 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 41
Q3 2:35 · BOS 115-74 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 40
Q4 6:41 · BOS 137-97 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 32
Q4 4:53 · BOS 137-105 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q4 3:17 · BOS 139-114 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Derik Queen technical foul
Q4 5:18 · BOS 136-97 NO
📊The numbers
| BOS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 29 | Threes made | 9 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
