⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:54 · CHA 38-43 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:41 · CHA 55-59 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:47 · CHA 18-28 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 11:18 · CHA 75-89 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
