⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five- They shot well above their usual, eight of eleven from three
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 8:32 · CHA 40-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 1:32 · CHA 95-93 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:16 · CHA 95-93 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson bad pass
Q4 0:04 · CHA 95-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:26 · CHA 13-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:47 · CHA 45-46 BOS
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 29-foot three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHA 95-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:58 · CHA 90-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:01 · CHA 92-93 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:12 · CHA 95-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 73% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
