⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their seven- They shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 32-20 off them
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 dragged them back level
Q4 1:44 · BOS 93-93 CHA
- Go-ahead
Eddie House hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kendrick Perkins with the assist
OT 2:35 · BOS 98-97 CHA
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
2OT 0:02 · BOS 111-109 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
2OT 4:39 · BOS 101-101 CHA
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
2OT 4:39 · BOS 101-101 CHA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
2OT 3:49 · BOS 101-103 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 3:25 · BOS 65-74 CHA
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a 12-foot two point shot, Raja Bell with the assist
OT 4:16 · BOS 93-95 CHA
- Lead
Boris Diaw hit a 7-foot hook shot
2OT 4:03 · BOS 101-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:03 · BOS 93-93 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw lost ball
OT 3:35 · BOS 95-95 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
2OT 3:31 · BOS 101-103 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
