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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 24 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 112 |
 Hornets | 29 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 117 |
BOSTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 45-8950.6% | 9-3228.1% | 13-1872.2% | 41 | 31 | 12 |
| CHA | 43-8948.3% | 15-4136.6% | 16-2272.7% | 44 | 18 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Charlotte Hornets117| 39 | 43 | 14-25 | 7-13 | 8-9 | 0 | +17 | +12.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +12 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +11 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.9 | ||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.6 | ||||||
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| 23 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.3 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | −6 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.3 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.2 | |||
| Team | 117 | 43-8948.3% | 15-4136.6% | 44 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16-2272.7% | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Frank Kaminsky, Bismack Biyombo and Devonte' Graham (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics112| 34 | 27 | 12-25 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 0 | +6 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 30 | 20 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-6 | −9 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.7 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −3.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 14 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +4.2 | |||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.1 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 16 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.2 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 45-8950.6% | 9-3228.1% | 41 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 13-1872.2% | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 45 points on 16 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele, Brad Wanamaker and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Hornets117Celtics112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kemba Walker scored 43 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics 117-112.
Walker’s 3-pointer answered Jayson Tatum’s driving layup and put the Hornets back ahead for good with 5:03 left in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics got within 110-108 on Kyrie Irving’s driving layup with 3:00 to play, but Tony Parker answered with a 21-foot pull-up jumper, and the Celtics got no closer than 114-111.
Walker’s step-back 3-pointer with 33.3 seconds left made it 117-111 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Celtics 13-6. Walker (No. 2 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 9 of the Hornets’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Irving had 2 steals in 14 seconds, the first leading to Marcus Morris Sr.’s free throws and the second to Gordon Hayward’s free throws.
Walker scored 21 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Celtics, Irving had 27 points and 11 assists but went 1 for 8 from 3, and Tatum added 20 points (10 in the second quarter).
The Hornets shot 48.3% from the field and 36.6% from 3 to the Celtics’ 50.6% and 28.1%. The Celtics outscored the Hornets 22-6 on the fast break.
Charlotte HornetsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Hornets’ chance bottomed out at 14% (4th quarter, 10:16 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 88 shots: 7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-35 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 26 | 12 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 25 | 6 | 2-4 | −5 |
| Al Horford | 10 | 21 | 7-10 | +17 |
| Terry Rozier | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 49 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 16 | 11 | 5-7 | +7 |
| Gordon Hayward | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis | 23 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Terry Rozier | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 36 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Parker 3 AST)
Q4 5:03
19.1%
43→62
Walker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (39 PTS) (Parker 4 AST)
Q4 4:05
18.3%
64→82
Walker 2' Driving Layup (31 PTS)
Q4 5:40
15.2%
43→59
Tatum 1' Driving Layup (17 PTS)
Q4 5:19
15.2%
58→43
Parker 20' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Zeller 2 AST)
Q4 6:56
14.7%
43→58
