⏱️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, 5 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 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
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 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:21 · CHA 32-38 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:39 · CHA 43-49 BOS
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · CHA 78-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:49 · CHA 10-16 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 1:23 · CHA 22-35 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q3 0:13 · CHA 78-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:11 · CHA 61-61 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
