⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9- Could not get to the line, seventeen 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 dragged them back level
Q4 1:59 · CHA 108-108 BOS
- Go-ahead
LaMelo Ball hit a driving layup
OT 3:35 · CHA 112-111 BOS
- Winner
Miles Bridges hit a 25-foot three jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
OT 0:06 · CHA 119-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball steps out of bounds turnover
OT 2:59 · CHA 112-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:27 · CHA 20-25 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 7:50 · CHA 35-53 BOS
- Go-ahead
Jayson Tatum hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
OT 0:57 · CHA 114-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:51 · CHA 110-110 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:40 · CHA 114-113 BOS
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
OT 0:00 · CHA 121-118 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
