⏱️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, 7 points better 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 14-point lead to 26 in the third 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 took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 7:03 · BOS 22-13 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:44 · BOS 33-26 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 0:19 · BOS 92-66 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:23 · BOS 24-24 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:21 · BOS 53-49 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q3 11:18 · BOS 51-43 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
