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Tatum stays hot, scores 44 as Celtics beat Hornets 115-101
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-101 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
Tatum, coming off a 54-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, made 16 of 24 shots from the field and 6 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc. He also made all six free throws.
He was also effective on defense, helping limit the red hot Terry Rozier to just 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting.
The Celtics are looking like a championship contender, having won 15 of their past 17 games as they continue their rise up the Eastern Conference standings.
''Defense, defense, defense - that's been the key,'' Tatum said.
Jaylen Brown had 15 points, while Robert Williams chipped in with 11 points and 11 rebounds and Al Horford added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics (40-27), who were in control most of the game.
Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington each had 17 points to lead the Hornets, who fell to 1-12 on the second night of back-to-back games.
It was the second straight night the Hornets have been victimized by a star player on their home court. They allowed Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving to score 50 points in a 132-121 loss on Tuesday night.
''He made six highly contested 3s,'' Hornets coach James Borrego said of Tatum. ''We double-teamed him, we trapped him. He is a hell of a player and is playing as well as anyone right now.''
Tatum began to got hot at the end of the third quarter, helping Boston build an 87-78 lead.
Tatum opened the fourth quarter with a fall-away 3 from the right corner and a long 3 from right wing as the lead increased to 18 points. A few minutes later he canned another 3 from the other wing, even as his body was shifting to the left.
The Hornets mostly played zone against the Celtics in an effort to contain Tatum, but it didn't work.
''Not be stagnant and shoot a lot of threes, because that's kind of what they want you to do,'' Tatum said of the key to beating the zone. ''You have to move the ball and get to the middle.''
Charlotte has not participated in a playoff series since the 2015-16 season and this year's hopes are beginning to look bleak as they're ninth in the Eastern Conference standings, a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks and one game up on the Washington Wizards.
There is the possibility that Gordon Hayward could return in the next few weeks, which would certainly help take the scoring load off of Rozier, Ball and Bridges.
MOVING THE BALL
The Celtics finished with 30 assists, with Marcus Smart and Derrick White combining for 17 assists and only one turnover.
''They are doing a great job of finding guys and passing up good shots to get great ones for others,'' Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. ''That is what it is going to take moving forward. You can't rely on one guy or two guys to score all of the points. We want to have an unselfish team that plays a good appealing brand of basketball, and I think we're doing that.''
White, who was acquired in a trade from the San Antonio Spurs on Feb. 10, said his goal has been just to fit in with his new Boston teammates and ''try not to mess it up.''
BALL'S STRUGGLES
Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball struggled with his father LaVar Ball looking on from courtside seats, committing six turnovers in the game's first 14 minutes before being benched for the remainder of the second quarter for Isaiah Thomas.
Ball later returned and finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Tatum received a hug from LaVar Ball as he left the floor.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host Pistons on Friday night.
Hornets: Visit Pelicans on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Robert Williams III vs. Mason Plumlee (Al Horford gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point finger roll layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:01 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Robert Williams III steals) | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:29 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | Miles Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown's two point layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point putback layup | 6-3 |
| 10:03 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot | 6-6 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:36 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 9:36 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 9:23 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:35 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:23 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:04 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Take) (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Robert Williams III misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:22 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point dunk (Robert Williams III assists) | 14-10 |
| 7:07 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot | 16-10 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 16-12 |
| 6:16 | | Robert Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 16-14 |
| 5:57 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 16-17 |
| 5:17 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:12 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 4:58 | | Marcus Smart kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:43 | | Terry Rozier misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 19-17 |
| 4:11 | | Miles Bridges misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:06 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point putback layup | 19-19 |
| 3:52 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Robert Williams III misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 19-21 |
| 2:58 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point putback layup | 21-21 |
| 2:30 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:30 | | Cody Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:30 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 2:20 | | Al Horford offensive foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Al Horford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:47 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Charge) (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point layup (Derrick White assists) | 23-22 |
| 1:06 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 25-22 |
| 0:39 | | Montrezl Harrell misses two point layup | ||
| 0:36 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point putback layup | 27-22 |
| 0:13 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:10 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point reverse layup | 29-22 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point dunk | 31-22 |
| 11:24 | | Montrezl Harrell misses two point layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 11:08 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Take) (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Grant Williams turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 33-22 |
| 10:22 | | Grant Williams blocks Isaiah Thomas's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 35-22 |
| 9:57 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-23 |
| 9:57 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:53 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 38-23 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving layup | 38-25 |
| 9:21 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-26 |
| 9:15 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | P.J. Washington blocks Derrick White's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Montrezl Harrell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Celtics technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Isaiah Thomas makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 38-27 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 38-30 |
| 8:20 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Isaiah Thomas makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 38-32 |
| 7:50 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Montrezl Harrell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 41-32 |
| 7:29 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point hook shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 41-34 |
| 6:52 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +1 | Isaiah Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-35 |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Isaiah Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-36 |
| 6:23 | | Daniel Theis turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-37 |
| 6:11 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:08 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Daniel Theis misses two point layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 41-39 |
| 5:35 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:23 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 44-39 |
| 5:10 | | Mason Plumlee offensive foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point floating jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 46-39 |
| 4:40 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:13 | | Terry Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 4:12 | | Miles Bridges kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 49-39 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 49-41 |
| 3:12 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | Derrick White blocks Miles Bridges's two point layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Isaiah Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Terry Rozier misses two point layup | ||
| 2:45 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point putback layup | 49-43 |
| 2:39 | | Terry Rozier technical foul | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 50-43 |
| 2:21 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Miles Bridges misses two point layup | ||
| 2:03 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point putback layup | 50-45 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists) | 52-45 |
| 1:37 | | Isaiah Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Miles Bridges turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:52 | | Mason Plumlee blocks Al Horford's two point layup | ||
| 0:49 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 52-48 |
| 0:32 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 0:24 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Marcus Smart misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 52-51 |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 54-51 |
| 11:02 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 56-51 |
| 9:55 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +1 | Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-51 |
| 9:42 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:42 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:38 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | P.J. Washington blocks Jayson Tatum's two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:15 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point alley-oop dunk (Al Horford assists) | 59-51 |
| 9:09 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:59 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-52 |
| 8:59 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-53 |
| 8:39 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:20 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Marcus Smart turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Take) (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 59-55 |
| 7:49 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 7:45 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Terry Rozier's two point layup | ||
| 7:45 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-56 |
| 7:35 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-57 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 61-57 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point jump shot | 61-59 |
| 6:46 | | Mason Plumlee blocks Marcus Smart's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Jaylen Brown's two point layup | ||
| 6:43 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 61-61 |
| 6:11 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | Jayson Tatum technical foul | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 61-62 |
| 6:11 | | Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:08 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Mason Plumlee blocks Marcus Smart's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:11 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point reverse layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 61-64 |
| 5:44 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 64-64 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point turnaround jump shot | 64-66 |
| 5:12 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 67-66 |
| 4:55 | | Miles Bridges misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 69-66 |
| 4:50 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:42 | | Montrezl Harrell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | Cody Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:32 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-67 |
| 4:21 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup | 71-67 |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot | 71-70 |
| 3:15 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point layup | 73-70 |
| 2:54 | | Derrick White blocks Terry Rozier's two point layup | ||
| 2:50 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Derrick White assists) | 75-70 |
| 2:45 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:29 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-70 |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-70 |
| 2:01 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:57 | | Montrezl Harrell offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Montrezl Harrell makes two point putback dunk | 77-72 |
| 1:37 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 1:24 | | Daniel Theis personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-73 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-74 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point layup (Daniel Theis assists) | 79-74 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Montrezl Harrell makes two point driving hook shot | 79-76 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot | 82-76 |
| 0:24 | | Daniel Theis blocks Cody Martin's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving layup | 82-78 |
| 0:13 | | Montrezl Harrell personal foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-78 |
| 0:13 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-78 |
| 0:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 85-78 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-78 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-78 |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 89-78 |
| 11:24 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:18 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-78 |
| 11:03 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Montrezl Harrell offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Derrick White personal foul (Montrezl Harrell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | Robert Williams III blocks Cody Martin's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point step back jump shot | 93-78 |
| 10:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot | 96-78 |
| 10:06 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:54 | | Robert Williams III blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Montrezl Harrell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Montrezl Harrell turnover (illegal assist) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot | 98-78 |
| 9:01 | | Miles Bridges misses two point layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Montrezl Harrell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Montrezl Harrell makes two point putback layup | 98-80 |
| 8:53 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Montrezl Harrell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Montrezl Harrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-81 |
| 8:49 | | +1 | Montrezl Harrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-82 |
| 8:39 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point fadeaway jump shot | 101-82 |
| 8:17 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Derrick White blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-83 |
| 8:09 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-83 |
| 8:09 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-84 |
| 7:54 | | Al Horford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Montrezl Harrell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point layup (Derrick White assists) | 103-84 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Montrezl Harrell makes two point driving dunk | 103-86 |
| 7:06 | | Grant Williams misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 103-88 |
| 6:27 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 106-88 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 106-90 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point reverse layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 108-90 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot | 108-92 |
| 5:08 | | Derrick White misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 4:44 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 111-92 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point jump shot | 111-94 |
| 4:04 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Loose ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 113-94 |
| 3:20 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:04 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point putback dunk | 115-94 |
| 2:43 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point driving dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 115-96 |
| 2:25 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 115-99 |
| 1:48 | | Grant Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 115-101 |
| 1:05 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:43 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Nick Richards misses two point layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Nik Stauskas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Kelan Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
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| Three Point % | ||
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Kelan Martin offensive rebound | 0:10 |
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Nik Stauskas misses three point jump shot | 0:15 |
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Celtics defensive rebound | 0:30 |
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Nick Richards misses two point layup | 0:30 |
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Cody Martin defensive rebound | 0:39 |
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Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | 0:43 |
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Celtics 60 second timeout | 1:05 |
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+ 2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 1:07 |
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LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | 1:09 |
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Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | 1:12 |
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Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 1:34 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 115 | 101 |
| Field Goals | 46-93 (49.5%) | 36-84 (42.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-37 (32.4%) | 8-32 (25.0%) |
| Free Throws | 11-14 (78.6%) | 21-28 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 54 |
| Offensive | 16 | 15 |
| Defensive | 31 | 31 |
| Team | 4 | 8 |
| Assists | 30 | 18 |
| Steals | 10 | 8 |
| Blocks | 8 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 16 |
| Fouls | 20 | 15 |
| Technicals | 2 | 2 |
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J. Tatum
SF 0
44 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
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C 24
7 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST
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PTS | REB | AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Tatum | 44 | 5 | 3 | 16/24 | 6/9 | 6/6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +18 | 57 |
| J. Brown | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6/16 | 1/8 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 26 |
| M. Smart | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 32 |
| R. Williams III | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| A. Horford | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +12 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Tatum | 44 | 5 | 3 | 16/24 | 6/9 | 6/6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +18 | 57 |
| J. Brown | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6/16 | 1/8 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 26 |
| M. Smart | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 32 |
| R. Williams III | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| A. Horford | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +12 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. White | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +22 | 35 |
| G. Williams | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +22 | 16 |
| P. Pritchard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 3 |
| D. Theis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| L. Kornet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Stauskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Hauser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Fitts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nesmith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Miles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 47 | 30 | 46/93 | 12/37 | 11/14 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 31 | +70 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5/14 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +14 | 27 |
| P. Washington | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7/12 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 23 |
| L. Ball | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6/12 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -17 | 26 |
| T. Rozier | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5/17 | 2/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 24 |
| M. Plumlee | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | +8 | 34 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5/14 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +14 | 27 |
| P. Washington | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7/12 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 23 |
| L. Ball | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6/12 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -17 | 26 |
| T. Rozier | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5/17 | 2/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 24 |
| M. Plumlee | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | +8 | 34 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Harrell | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -22 | 16 |
| K. Oubre Jr. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -24 | 12 |
| C. Martin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -24 | 11 |
| I. Thomas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| N. Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hayward | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. McDaniels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Kulboka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Bouknight | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 101 | 46 | 18 | 36/84 | 8/32 | 21/28 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 31 | -70 | - |
