⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:37 · CHA 35-27 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 9:38 · CHA 66-65 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:09 · CHA 74-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Adam Morrison bad pass
Q4 0:56 · CHA 97-98 BOS
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:34 · CHA 97-100 BOS
- Turnover
Adam Morrison lost ball
Q4 0:01 · CHA 100-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 2:05 · CHA 50-62 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · CHA 97-98 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 3:18 · CHA 97-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 1:31 · CHA 97-98 BOS
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 1:00 · CHA 97-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 15 | Blocks | 6 |
