⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 52
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:48 · BOS 64-60 CHA
- Lead
Wally Szczerbiak hit a 17-foot jumper, Ryan Gomes with the assist
OT 4:43 · BOS 102-100 CHA
- Lead
Wally Szczerbiak hit a 18-foot jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
OT 4:09 · BOS 104-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)
Q4 2:18 · BOS 96-91 CHA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 2:18 · BOS 96-91 CHA
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
OT 2:42 · BOS 104-106 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:34 · BOS 5-10 CHA
- Lead
Gerald Wallace hit a driving layup, Brevin Knight with the assist
OT 3:36 · BOS 104-106 CHA
- Lead
Brevin Knight hit a driving layup
OT 2:01 · BOS 106-108 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor 3 second
Q4 4:35 · BOS 89-87 CHA
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 3:50 · BOS 104-104 CHA
- Turnover
Sean May traveling
OT 0:42 · BOS 108-108 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 41 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
