⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 26
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:54 · CHA 15-5 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:51 · CHA 23-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 5:48 · CHA 118-96 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:45 · CHA 63-56 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 21 | Threes made | 14 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 39 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
