⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 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, 54 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:26 · BOS 17-8 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 5:55 · BOS 110-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · BOS 105-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:20 · BOS 66-63 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
