⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:44 · CHA 42-31 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:21 · CHA 62-57 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:11 · CHA 72-75 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:41 · CHA 83-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:50 · CHA 31-29 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 35 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
