⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21- A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 51
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 9:17 · BOS 42-29 CHA
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Alan Anderson
Q4 0:55 · BOS 82-89 CHA
- Steal
Allan Ray stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 0:23 · BOS 82-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Scalabrine bad pass
Q4 4:56 · BOS 74-77 CHA
- Turnover
Allan Ray bad pass
Q4 0:07 · BOS 84-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:07 · BOS 71-64 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 10 down to 8 up
Q4 8:56 · BOS 74-82 CHA
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Allan Ray
Q4 0:07 · BOS 84-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace 3 second
Q4 2:31 · BOS 78-85 CHA
- Turnover
Alan Anderson lost ball
Q4 0:55 · BOS 82-89 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:23 · BOS 82-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
