⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 48 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:36 · CHA 8-0 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 4:28 · CHA 78-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:47 · CHA 89-67 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:18 · CHA 8-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:05 · CHA 39-39 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:18 · CHA 14-16 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
