⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in overtime
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:10 · CHA 8-3 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 1:56 · CHA 99-94 BOS
- Go-ahead
LaMelo Ball hit a 29-foot threeer
OT 3:27 · CHA 127-126 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · CHA 119-118 BOS
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · CHA 119-118 BOS
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:11 · CHA 122-122 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:42 · CHA 33-35 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:08 · CHA 80-84 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
OT 2:41 · CHA 129-140 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:09 · CHA 127-126 BOS
- Turnover
Robert Williams III offensive foul
OT 1:42 · CHA 129-132 BOS
- Turnover
Robert Williams III turnover
OT 1:42 · CHA 129-132 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 19 | Threes made | 19 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
