⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:35 · CHA 88-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Primoz Brezec missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · CHA 92-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · CHA 92-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:45 · CHA 19-27 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · CHA 82-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · CHA 88-94 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · CHA 92-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
