⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 seventeen threes to their nine- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 9:17 · CHA 104-97 BOS
- Ties it
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hit a two point shot
Q4 2:48 · CHA 109-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:19 · CHA 43-56 BOS
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:32 · CHA 109-113 BOS
- Turnover
Marvin Williams offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:43 · CHA 111-119 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 0:56 · CHA 28-42 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:22 · CHA 107-109 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:13 · CHA 111-119 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 35 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
