⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:49 · BOS 9-0 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:23 · BOS 40-28 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 4:31 · BOS 64-42 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:14 · BOS 117-98 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
