Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics
The quarters and both box scores, and how the model saw it.
Hornets93
Celtics114FinalTD GardenScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 20 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 93 |
 Celtics | 28 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 114 |
Box score
FinalCharlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon MillerF | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4-17 | 3-10 | 5-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Naz ReidC | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Royce O'NealeF | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Moussa DiabateF | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tidjane SalaunF | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Christian AndersonG | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Liam McNeeleyG | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan KalkbrennerC | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Sion JamesG | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael AjayiNA | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hannes SteinbachF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarkel JoinerG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wyatt FricksF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | — | 93 | 43 | 19 | 31-75 | 16-42 | 15-20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 25 |
Did not play Pat Connaughton coach's decision · PJ Hall coach's decision
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumF | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 8-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Payton PritchardG | 29 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sam HauserF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell RobinsonC | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor ScheiermanG | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan WalshG | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luka GarzaC | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Hugo GonzalezG | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harper Jr.G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dillon MitchellF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cenac Jr.F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 114 | 40 | 31 | 44-92 | 11-39 | 15-22 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
Did not play Amari Williams coach's decision · Devin Carter illness · Gabe McGlothan coach's decision · Hayden Gray coach's decision · Mike Conley coach's decision · Milos Uzan coach's decision · Tucker DeVries coach's decision
Team stats
Final| Hornets | Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| 31-75 | FG | 44-92 |
| 41.3% | FG% | 47.8% |
| 16-42 | 3PT | 11-39 |
| 38.1% | 3PT% | 28.2% |
| 15-20 | FT | 15-22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Off reb | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 30 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 25 | Fouls | 19 |
105.2 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Hornets on 2 days, Celtics on 3 days.
What the model says
Wednesday, October 14ProjectedHornets 115.7 · Celtics 117.1
Our lineCeltics −1.4
Total232.7
Win probCeltics 56% · Hornets 44%
These are projections, not picks. We publish our number next to the market's and grade it in the open — on game markets the book has beaten us in every sport we've measured, and we say so rather than dressing a projection up as an edge.