⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 44 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 8:09 · CHA 4-18 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q2 4:21 · CHA 31-62 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 35-point lead to 43
Q4 10:55 · CHA 61-104 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 24 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 33 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. MillerF | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -17 |
N. ReidC | 26 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -30 |
R. KalkbrennerC | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -15 |
G. AllenG | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -24 |
C. WhiteG | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 4-4 | -23 |
H. SteinbachF | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -24 |
R. O'NealeF | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-1 | -13 |
C. AndersonG | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-7 | 0-0 | -6 |
T. SalaunF | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 5-6 | -12 |
S. JamesG | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -18 |
L. McNeeleyG | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Team | 80 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27-92 | 11-50 | 15-17 |
Did not playG. Williams (right hamstring strain)
Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. GeorgeF | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +23 |
J. TatumF | 29 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 9-16 | 5-8 | 11-11 | +36 |
N. QuetaC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +15 |
D. WhiteG | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | +23 |
J. WalshG | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +14 |
P. PritchardG | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +27 |
L. GarzaC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | +16 |
S. HauserF | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +24 |
H. GonzalezG | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 | -3 |
M. RobinsonC | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
B. ScheiermanG | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +11 |
M. ConleyG | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
R. Harper Jr.G | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 119 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 38-83 | 24-44 | 19-23 |
