Game ID: 22301087
Boston Celtics @ Charlotte Hornets
Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 32 21 26 25 104BOS 30 29 36 23 118
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 7 since 3/09, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 15)
OUT Bolden missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Black missed 19 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/13 after 3, 32 min since (103% of 31)
CHA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Bolden missed 10 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Black missed 20 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 3 min since (21% of 15)
CHA availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bolden missed 11 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Black missed 21 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 3 min since (21% of 15)
CHA availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Bolden missed 12 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Black missed 22 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 3 min since (18% of 15)
CHA availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Bolden missed 13 since 3/05, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
OUT Black missed 23 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 4 min since (25% of 15)
NEW Micić 27 to 32 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 24 since 2/10, returns tonight: 15 min (139% of 11)
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Micić 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Richards missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 15 min since (113% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Richards missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 18 min (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 15)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
OUT Black missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 18 min since (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/23 · back-to-backOUT Holiday missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 3/18 after 5, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Hauser back 3/22 after 2, 24 min since (116% of 21)
BACK Queta back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Brissett 10 to 18 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 3/18 after 5, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Hauser back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (136% of 21)
BACK Queta back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Brissett 10 to 21 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Holiday missed 5 since 3/18, returns tonight: 36 min (108% of 34)
OUT Queta missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 3/18 after 5, 27 min since (94% of 29)
BACK Hauser back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (134% of 21)
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Pritchard 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Brissett 10 to 16 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Hauser back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (128% of 21)
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Pritchard 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Brissett 10 to 16 min over the last 3
BOS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 13 min (126% of 10)
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Hauser back 3/22 after 2, 24 min since (115% of 21)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 13 min since (126% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 33 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (77% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Miller at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Charlotte's 121 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-0 a night and Charlotte minus-6. Call it Boston 119, Charlotte 108, Boston by 11.
3/25 @ CLE 92-115 — CHA notes
CHA lost 92-115. CHA shot 42% (34 of 80) to CLE's 53%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 18 times to CLE's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 33-47 against them. Miller led with 24 (8 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Bridges added 13, Mann 12. Q3 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 88-63 against them. Williams's -24 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs CLE 118-111 — CHA notes
CHA won 118-111. CHA shot 58% (44 of 76) to CLE's 49%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CLE's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Miller led with 31 (11 of 19, 7 of 13 from three); Bridges added 17, Mann 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: the deficit went from 10 to 1. CHA trailed 69-70 at the half and won the second half 49-41. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/29 vs GSW 97-115 — CHA notes
CHA lost 97-115. CHA shot 40% (34 of 84) to GSW's 54%, 12 of 46 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 9 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Bridges led with 22 (8 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bertans added 14, Miller 12. Q2 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 9 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 91-69 against them. Bridges's -20 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs LAC 118-130 — CHA notes
CHA lost 118-130. CHA took 13 more shots (88 to 75), but shot 50% to LAC's 57%, 23 of 52 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 25 fouls committed. The glass went 31-41 against them. Bridges led with 33 (11 of 20, 7 of 14 from three); Miller added 22, Williams 18. Q3 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 104-91 against them. Williams's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs BOS 104-118 — CHA notes
CHA lost 104-118. CHA shot 45% (41 of 91) to BOS's 48%, 13 of 37 from three. The glass went 40-51 against them. Bridges led with 26 (10 of 23, 3 of 9 from three); Williams added 23, Miller 19. Q1 was theirs, 32-30, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. Mann's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Miller at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 14 free throws a game; Banton at 22 and Henderson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (5 straight), Sharpe (38 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to Charlotte's 10 and the glass, where Portland has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-8. Call it Charlotte 113, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
4/05 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Miller at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Richards (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Black (2 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Charlotte's 113 and the arc, Orlando at 39 percent from three to Charlotte's 33. Call it Orlando 110, Charlotte 106, Charlotte keeping it close.
4/07 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 26 and Miller at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Richards (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Giddey at 16 and Holmgren at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (3 straight), Jal. Williams (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been minus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-10. Call it OKC 114, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
4/09 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Miller at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and Irving at 30 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Green (11 straight), Lively II (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Charlotte minus-8 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 15 times a game to Charlotte's 12. Call it Dallas 115, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/23 @ CHI 124-113 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-113. BOS shot 51% (44 of 86) to CHI's 57%, 21 of 48 from three, and went to the line 17 times to CHI's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 12 times to CHI's 7. The glass went 41-29 for them. Tatum led with 26 (8 of 20, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Hauser added 23, Horford 23. The hinge was Q4, 29-21: a lead of 3 became 11. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/25 @ ATL 118-120 — BOS notes
BOS lost 118-120. BOS took 8 more shots (95 to 87), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to ATL's 53%, 11 of 38 from three. BOS turned it over 7 times to ATL's 13. Tatum led with 37 (13 of 26, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Brown added 24, Porziņģis 17. Q1 was theirs, 44-22, but the other 3 periods went 98-74 against them. They led by as many as 30. Porziņģis's -7 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ ATL 122-123 — BOS notes
BOS lost 122-123 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 48% (45 of 94) to ATL's 49%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 21 times to ATL's 10 — 18 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 43-53 against them. Tatum led with 31 (9 of 22, 2 of 7 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); White added 22, Porziņģis 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, but the other 4 periods went 92-88 against them. Tatum's -11 in 45 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 @ NOP 104-92 — BOS notes
BOS won 104-92. BOS shot 48% (39 of 82) to NOP's 40%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 12 times to NOP's 18. The glass went 51-41 for them. Tatum led with 23 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Porziņģis added 19, Brown 17. The hinge was Q3, 24-11: a lead of 2 became 15, and the lead reached 22. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/01 @ CHA 118-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-104. BOS shot 48% (43 of 89) to CHA's 45%, 19 of 53 from three. The glass went 51-40 for them. Tatum led with 25 (9 of 19, 4 of 10 from three); Hauser added 25, Porziņģis 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-26: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/03 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 20 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jal. Williams at 24 and Giddey at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 118, OKC 113.
4/05 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and Murray at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 119, Sacramento 109, Boston by 10.
4/07 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 14 free throws a game; Ayton at 24 and Banton at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Simons (7 straight), Sharpe (40 straight), Thybulle (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 10 and the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it Boston 117, Portland 103, Boston by 14.
4/09 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Middleton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Beverley (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Milwaukee's 116 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Boston's 16. Call it Boston 117, Milwaukee 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
CHAAP A. Pokusevski
BM B. Miller
DB D. Bertans
GW G. Williams
JT J. Thor
MB M. Bolden
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
NS N. Smith Jr.
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
BOS/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jayson Tatum, Sam Hauser each score 25 as Celtics beat Hornets 118-104 for 11th win in 13 games
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Sam Hauser poured in 25 points on seven 3s and the Boston Celtics avenged an early season loss to the Charlotte Hornets with a 118-104 victory on Monday night.
Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points and Derrick White had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who’ve won 11 of their last 13 games.
Hauser finished 7 of 11 from beyond the arc and the Celtics made 19 3s against the Hornets to avenge a 121-118 overtime loss on Nov. 20 in Charlotte when Miles Bridges hit a game-winning 3 with 6.6 seconds left.
Boston (59-16), which has already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, is now 27-0 this season when it makes at least 18 3s in a game.
Hauser was quick to attribute his hot shooting — many of which were open looks — to Tatum.
“I feel like we are always making the right pass and making the extra reads,” said Hauser, who was 7 of 11 from beyond the arc. “JT (Tatum) draws a lot of traps and and extra help and he's able to make the right plays out of that.”
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla credited Hauser for playing confident, while adding his production is a byproduct of what the Celtics do offensively.
“I think just layers of our offense is what unleashes him," Mazzulla said. "The guys understand that he’s a weapon in different ways, and so when we get to the second and third layer of our offense, especially when teams are guarding us a certain way, it really unleashes guys like Sam. And his teammates continuing to trust him and find him within the layers of our offense.”
Bridges paced the Hornets with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Grant Williams added 23 points and Brandon Miller 19 points.
Charlotte hung tough for awhile against Boston.
But the Celtics blew the game open in the third quarter, exerting its size advantage as Porzingis scored 11 points to help open a 16-point lead. Porzingis feasted on a Hornets team playing without 7-foot centers Nick Richards and Mark Williams due to injuries.
Hauser then added two dagger 3s in the fourth quarter, stretching the lead to 19. He had five 3s in the second half.
The Celtics dominated the smaller Hornets on the glass 51-40, and grabbed three offensive rebounds on one fourth quarter possession before White scored on a driving layup to put Boston up 111-96 with 5:37 left in the game. The look of exasperation could be seen on the Hornets faces, after being unable to corral a rebound.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford said his team struggled to get its defense set at different times during the game.
“The fastbreak points are totally misleading,” Clifford said. "They only had seven, but they had us on our heels for so many possessions because we just didn’t get ahead of the ball and get our defense set. To me, watching them play, you have to do that. They’re maybe 10th in fastbreak points, but they get the ball up the floor and into things quickly, and those were our worst possessions tonight.”