⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:23 · BOS 8-3 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q1 8:09 · BOS 24-5 CHA
- Winner
JD Davison hit a driving layup
Q4 1:59 · BOS 88-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
JD Davison bad pass
Q4 3:08 · BOS 86-84 CHA
- Turnover
Payton Pritchard bad pass
Q4 2:53 · BOS 86-84 CHA
- Turnover
Jordan Walsh bad pass
Q4 2:24 · BOS 86-84 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:10 · BOS 57-52 CHA
- Steal
KJ Simpson stole it from Payton Pritchard
Q4 2:53 · BOS 86-84 CHA
- Ties it
Moussa Diabate hit a driving layup
Q4 2:13 · BOS 86-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damion Baugh bad pass
Q4 1:31 · BOS 88-86 CHA
- Turnover
Jaylen Sims bad pass
Q4 0:54 · BOS 91-86 CHA
- Turnover
Damion Baugh bad pass
Q4 0:26 · BOS 91-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
