⏱️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 and stayed there.
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
Made 24 threes to their eleven- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 in the first quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:48 · BOS 13-4 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q1 4:39 · BOS 43-16 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q3 3:50 · BOS 115-80 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q3 6:03 · BOS 102-78 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 24 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 40 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
