⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, six of 23 from three- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:00 · CHA 47-42 BOS
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a layup, D.J. Augustin with the assist
OT 3:08 · CHA 101-99 BOS
- Winner
D.J. Augustin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Gerald Wallace with the assist
OT 2:28 · CHA 104-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 3:00 · CHA 90-91 BOS
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 2:02 · CHA 92-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CHA 96-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 0:19 · CHA 72-79 BOS
- Lead
Kevin Garnett hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:39 · CHA 97-99 BOS
- Ties it
Kendrick Perkins hit a layup
OT 2:47 · CHA 101-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
OT 3:47 · CHA 97-99 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
OT 3:13 · CHA 99-99 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
OT 2:03 · CHA 104-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
