⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first 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
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 43 from three
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their five, and outscored them 18-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 20
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:15 · CHA 86-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:56 · CHA 75-83 BOS
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee offensive foul
Q4 3:22 · CHA 110-117 BOS
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee turnover
Q4 3:22 · CHA 110-117 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:57 · CHA 19-29 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 10:05 · CHA 63-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 4:10 · CHA 107-115 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
