⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 42 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:26 · BOS 51-49 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 1:44 · BOS 90-87 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 7:58 · BOS 106-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses technical free throw
Q4 1:15 · BOS 110-100 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:21 · BOS 20-31 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:29 · BOS 75-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul
Q4 1:15 · BOS 110-100 CHA
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
