The thing that will jump out at you if you look at the box score, of course, is all the turnovers. 22 to be exact. That was pretty much the game right there – and it turned the game ugly at the start as the Pelicans really struggled to get out of the gate. The Celtics deserve credit here, because their defense was tailored to force Pelican turnovers. They hedged hard on every pick and roll when a big like Ajinca, Perk or Asik was out there – with the hopes that the Pelicans would reverse the ball back to the big and force the big to make a play.
Pelicans fight hard but fall to Celtics
