⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 24
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:38 · BOS 16-11 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:36 · BOS 33-22 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 9:06 · BOS 70-60 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · BOS 102-95 CHA
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 2:10 · BOS 103-98 CHA
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:10 · BOS 103-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:13 · BOS 4-9 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:37 · BOS 38-37 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:02 · BOS 70-70 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
