⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first 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
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:58 · CHA 27-28 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:26 · CHA 90-96 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 0:41 · CHA 98-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:31 · CHA 48-55 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 8:03 · CHA 10-23 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:45 · CHA 34-41 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 5:20 · CHA 82-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Amir Johnson flagrant foul type 1 (Cody Zeller draws the foul)
Q2 1:52 · CHA 38-41 BOS
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:07 · CHA 79-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHA 95-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
