⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-8 off them- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up 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
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Mo Williams
Q4 1:43 · BOS 99-95 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q4 5:54 · BOS 105-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 105-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up
Q2 5:07 · BOS 45-59 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:46 · BOS 92-89 CHA
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
Q4 1:43 · BOS 99-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
