⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-8Q124-38
-5Q226-30
+9Q324-17
+4Q429-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 28 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
Key battles
6Free throws made25
19Fast break points7
10Steals4
1Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:58 · CHA 64-68 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
