⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:13 · CHA 12-13 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:52 · CHA 30-22 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:10 · CHA 75-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · CHA 55-61 BOS
- Turnover
Kemba Walker traveling
Q4 4:50 · CHA 84-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:18 · CHA 30-30 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 7:16 · CHA 55-64 BOS
- Winner
Isaiah Thomas hit a two point shot, Avery Bradley with the assist
Q4 2:51 · CHA 89-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:54 · CHA 82-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:02 · CHA 93-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
