⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:26 · BOS 77-67 CHA
- Winner
Paul Pierce made driving layup.
Q4 0:00 · BOS 92-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 1:21 · BOS 87-88 CHA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · BOS 88-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:23 · BOS 77-77 CHA
- Go-ahead
Brevin Knight made driving layup.
Q4 1:28 · BOS 87-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:54 · BOS 87-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · BOS 88-90 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.
Q4 0:05 · BOS 90-91 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
