⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses technical free throw
Q4 10:29 · CHA 62-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 10:59 · CHA 28-40 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 6:37 · CHA 50-70 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 2:53 · CHA 87-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
David Lee flagrant foul type 1 (Frank Kaminsky III draws the foul)
Q2 11:19 · CHA 22-29 BOS
- Turnover
Jared Sullinger bad pass
Q4 2:27 · CHA 86-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
