⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 22
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:45 · CHA 37-24 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 9:21 · CHA 101-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:21 · CHA 117-112 BOS
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lamb misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 117-112 BOS
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lamb misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 117-112 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 10:18 · CHA 37-38 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:54 · CHA 84-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 117-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
