⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 35- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:37 · CHA 25-33 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q2 10:00 · CHA 21-33 BOS
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · CHA 91-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Byron Mullens misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 95-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 6:24 · CHA 13-27 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 2:00 · CHA 13-27 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
Q4 3:40 · CHA 85-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CHA 92-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
