⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- Made thirteen threes to their nineteen
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 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:36 · CHA 84-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q4 7:54 · CHA 99-100 BOS
- Technical
Charles Lee technical foul
Q4 4:18 · CHA 101-109 BOS
- Turnover
Tre Mann bad pass
Q4 2:36 · CHA 105-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 5:42 · CHA 17-27 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:47 · CHA 23-37 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 2:24 · CHA 105-122 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul
Q4 7:54 · CHA 99-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:42 · CHA 101-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q4 0:33 · CHA 107-122 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
