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Tatum scores 32, Celtics pull away to beat Hornets 124-109 after 2 Charlotte players ejected
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 25 points and the Boston Celtics pulled away late to beat Charlotte 124-109 in a heated game on Friday night in which two Hornets players were ejected.
Derrick White had 17 points and Jrue Holiday chipped in with 14 for Boston.
LaMelo Ball had 31 points before fouling out to lead the Hornets, who continue to play without injured starters Brandon Miller and Mark Williams.
The game got chippy in the fourth quarter as Grant Williams was ejected for a flagrant foul 2 after he ran over Tatum near halfcourt. Moments later, Ball fouled Tatum on a 3-point attempt and was assessed a flagrant for a dangerous foul. Then in the closing seconds Miles Bridges was ejected.
The game featured new Hornets head coach Charles Lee facing the team he won an NBA championship with last season as an assistant coach.
The Hornets got a strong game out of rookie Tidjane Salaun, who had nine points on three 3s.
Celtics: Boston showed its championship toughness down the stretch by keeping its cool while the Hornets imploded. The Celtics benefited from 26 fouls against the Hornets, while committing just 13.
Hornets: Center is becoming an issue for the Hornets. Starting center Mark Williams has not played this season and Nick Richards left the game with shoulder soreness. Charlotte could be playing small ball for awhile.
After the Hornets closed within six, Jrue Holiday knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing with 2:24 left to give the Celtics some breathing room.
The Celtics were 29 of 35 from the foul line.
The teams meet again Saturday night on the same court.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Luke Kornet vs. Nick Richards (Derrick White gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:09 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup | 6-6 |
| 10:19 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup | 6-8 |
| 9:48 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-9 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists) | 8-9 |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-12 |
| 9:10 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 9-12 |
| 9:04 | | Nick Richards blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving dunk | ||
| 9:01 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Nick Richards misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:41 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | Josh Green personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kornet steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 12-12 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:21 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Derrick White shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 7:06 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-16 |
| 6:42 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot | 18-16 |
| 6:29 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Derrick White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 5:45 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 20-17 |
| 5:18 | | Cody Martin turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point running jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 23-17 |
| 4:47 | | Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 25-17 |
| 4:28 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-17 |
| 4:20 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:01 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 3:41 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 27-20 |
| 3:17 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Neemias Queta turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:00 | | Cody Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:59 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Grant Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point layup (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 27-22 |
| 2:33 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Neemias Queta draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Neemias Queta personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-23 |
| 1:35 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Neemias Queta makes two point tip layup | 31-23 |
| 1:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Derrick White misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Sam Hauser offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 34-23 |
| 0:42 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 37-23 |
| 0:09 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point putback layup | 37-25 |
| 0:00 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-25 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 39-25 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-25 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 40-27 |
| 11:26 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Sam Hauser turnover (lost ball) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot | 40-30 |
| 10:58 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-32 |
| 10:20 | | Seth Curry shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-32 |
| 10:20 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-32 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 42-34 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point jump shot | 44-34 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 44-37 |
| 9:45 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-37 |
| 9:30 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-37 |
| 9:14 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 46-40 |
| 8:50 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 49-40 |
| 8:39 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Jordan Walsh makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 52-40 |
| 7:46 | | Nick Richards turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-40 |
| 7:41 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-40 |
| 7:28 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 54-43 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 56-43 |
| 6:56 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Derrick White assists) | 58-43 |
| 6:49 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 58-46 |
| 6:25 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +3 | Jordan Walsh makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 61-46 |
| 6:05 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving reverse layup | 61-48 |
| 5:45 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Cody Martin steals) |