⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:56 · BOS 10-2 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 2:17 · BOS 63-56 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:54 · BOS 96-85 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:34 · BOS 88-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · BOS 96-89 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · BOS 102-96 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
