⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:48 · BOS 13-2 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 8:27 · BOS 49-32 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 8:41 · BOS 87-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q4 2:13 · BOS 92-85 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 2:13 · BOS 92-85 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:11 · BOS 51-41 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gerald Henderson flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q2 5:48 · BOS 42-32 CHA
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:31 · BOS 50-32 CHA
- Technical
Ben Gordon technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:03 · BOS 90-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
