⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:26 · CHA 83-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gerald Henderson flagrant foul type 1 (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 10:56 · CHA 69-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:15 · CHA 2-10 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 7:07 · CHA 37-50 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:00 · CHA 100-108 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas turnover
Q4 1:00 · CHA 100-108 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 0:34 · CHA 104-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
