⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:00 · BOS 37-47 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:40 · BOS 74-77 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:53 · BOS 84-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 4:18 · BOS 82-79 CHA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:14 · BOS 88-87 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 7:21 · BOS 28-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 4:54 · BOS 80-79 CHA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:23 · BOS 82-79 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · BOS 86-81 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 26 | Blocks | 21 |
