⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up
Q3 7:31 · BOS 64-62 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 6:11 · BOS 90-79 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:20 · BOS 41-52 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marco Belinelli flagrant foul type 1 (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 5:33 · BOS 82-79 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum traveling
Q4 4:37 · BOS 87-79 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
