⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 25 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 55 from three
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 9:55 · BOS 49-32 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:26 · BOS 94-81 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 25 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
