⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · CHA 89-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 91-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHA 91-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:50 · CHA 48-50 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:43 · CHA 79-79 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett lost ball
Q4 4:11 · CHA 81-79 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:03 · CHA 92-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
