⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:03 · CHA 9-2 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:39 · CHA 69-61 BOS
- Steal
Matt Carroll stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 0:57 · CHA 85-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jake Voskuhl technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:22 · CHA 75-66 BOS
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:15 · CHA 80-72 BOS
- Missed FT
Adam Morrison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CHA 88-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:28 · CHA 80-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses technical free throw
Q4 11:04 · CHA 69-64 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:27 · CHA 83-77 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen bad pass
Q4 0:57 · CHA 85-79 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
