Game ID: 22401187
Charlotte Hornets @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 33 21 15 24 93CHA 15 28 25 18 86
BOS vs CHA ScoutingBOS vs CHA Scouting
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.
BOS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 14 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (189% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 15 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 18 min since (175% of 10)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Norris missed 16 since 3/08, returns tonight: 19 min (165% of 12)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 18 min since (175% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 28 min (97% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 13 min since (100% of 13)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 19 min since (165% of 12)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 21 min since (210% of 10)
NEW Scheierman 12 to 19 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 19 min since (165% of 12)
NEW Scheierman 12 to 17 min over the last 4
NEW Craig 10 to 19 min over the last 3
BOS availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Brown missed 3 since 4/09, returns tonight: 30 min (88% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Scheierman 12 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Craig 10 to 19 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restBACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 30 min since (88% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 21 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 12 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Craig 10 to 15 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 15 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Craig 10 to 15 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 3 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 4/23, out tonight
BACK Brown back 4/20 after 3, 35 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Horford back 4/11 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
CHA availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 61 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 22 min (96% of 23)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Baugh back 4/02 after 7, 17 min since (70% of 25)
BACK Gibson back 3/30 after 3, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NEW Mar. Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Simpson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Salaün 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 16 to 26 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 62 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Baugh missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 22 min since (96% of 23)
BACK Gibson back 3/30 after 3, 10 min since (92% of 11)
NEW Mar. Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Simpson 23 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Salaün 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 16 to 24 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Gra. Williams missed 63 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Baugh missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 21 min (87% of 25)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 5 since 3/31, returns tonight: 26 min (148% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 18 min since (79% of 23)
NEW Mar. Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Simpson 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Salaün 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 64 since 11/25, not on tonight's roster
BACK Baugh back 4/02 after 7, 19 min since (79% of 25)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 24 min since (107% of 23)
BACK Moore Jr. back 4/09 after 5, 26 min since (148% of 18)
NEW Simpson 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Salaün 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 16 to 23 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Diabaté missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 25 min (141% of 18)
BACK Baugh back 4/09 after 3, 20 min since (82% of 25)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/06 after 2, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Moore Jr. back 4/09 after 5, 18 min since (105% of 18)
NEW Simpson 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Jeffries 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Salaün 21 to 28 min over the last 5
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 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Nurkić at 16 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Diabaté (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Charlotte's 127 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Charlotte minus-6. Call it Boston 119, Charlotte 103, Boston by 16.
4/06 vs WAS 124-90 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-90. BOS shot 49% (48 of 98) to WAS's 41%, 24 of 52 from three. The glass went 62-32 for them. Pritchard led with 20 (8 of 18, 4 of 11 from three); White added 19, Hauser 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-18: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/08 @ NYK 119-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-117 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 46% (40 of 87) to NYK's 48%, 19 of 49 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NYK's 16 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 38-52 against them. Porziņģis led with 34 (11 of 19, 8 of 13 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Tatum added 32, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-20: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 52-58 at the half and won the second half 67-59. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
4/09 @ ORL 76-96 — BOS notes
BOS lost 76-96. BOS shot 39% (32 of 82) to ORL's 41%, 7 of 40 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to ORL's 10. Scheierman led with 15 (6 of 14, 1 of 7 from three); Pritchard added 15, Kornet 14. Q4 was theirs, 15-16, but the other 3 periods went 80-61 against them. Craig's -19 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs CHA 130-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 130-94. BOS shot 52% (49 of 95) to CHA's 39%, 23 of 51 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to CHA's 17. Pritchard led with 22 (9 of 11, 4 of 5 from three); Hauser added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q4, 39-19: a lead of 16 became 36. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/13 vs CHA 93-86 — BOS notes
BOS won 93-86. BOS shot 39% (35 of 90) to CHA's 38%, 14 of 45 from three. Pritchard led with 34 (14 of 25, 4 of 12 from three); Hauser added 15, Kornet 11. The hinge was Q1, 33-15: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/20 vs ORL — 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 108 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 12 free throws a game; Pritchard at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight), Wagner (2 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 12 and the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Orlando's 103. Call it Boston 110, Orlando 104.
4/23 vs ORL — 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 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and White at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Orlando's 105. Call it Boston 109, Orlando 102.
4/25 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 92, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 104 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-3. Call it Boston 106, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without da Silva (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 107 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Boston 107, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
4/06 vs CHI 117-131 — CHA notes
CHA lost 117-131. CHA shot 48% (41 of 85) to CHI's 53%, 8 of 30 from three. Williams led with 22 (7 of 11, 8 of 9 at the line); Simpson added 18, Nurkić 18. Q3 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 111-91 against them. They led by as many as 10. Jeffries's -21 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs MEM 100-124 — CHA notes
CHA lost 100-124. CHA shot 46% (37 of 81) to MEM's 45%, 11 of 38 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Bridges led with 14 (4 of 13, 2 of 6 from three); Salaün added 13, Okogie 12. Q4 was theirs, 26-27, but the other 3 periods went 97-74 against them. Williams's -35 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ TOR 96-126 — CHA notes
CHA lost 96-126. CHA shot 44% (36 of 82) to TOR's 47%, 11 of 35 from three. CHA turned it over 19 times to TOR's 8, and TOR turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 41-55 against them. Smith Jr. led with 28 (8 of 13, 6 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Nurkić added 26. Q1 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 101-73 against them. Simpson's -28 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 @ BOS 94-130 — CHA notes
CHA lost 94-130. CHA shot 39% (36 of 93) to BOS's 52%, 15 of 40 from three. CHA turned it over 17 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 9 steals. Curry led with 17 (6 of 8, 5 of 7 from three); Nurkić added 14, Simpson 11. Q1 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 105-69 against them. Simpson's -36 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 @ BOS 86-93 — CHA notes
CHA lost 86-93. CHA shot 38% (32 of 85) to BOS's 39%, 11 of 39 from three. Nurkić led with 14 (6 of 10, 1 of 3 from three); Okogie added 14, Sims 12. Q3 was theirs, 25-15, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 78-61 against them. Simpson's -14 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHADB D. Baugh
DJ D. Jeffries
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Sims
KS K. Simpson
MD M. Diabaté
NU Nurkic
SA Salaun
TG T. Gibson
TS T. Salaün
WM W. Moore Jr.
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DP D. Peterson
JD J. Davison
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
MN M. Norris
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
TC T. Craig
CHA/BOS 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
Payton Pritchard scores 34 points in Celtics' 93-86 regular-season ending victory over Hornets
BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored 34 points on Sunday and the Boston Celtics swept consecutive home games against the Charlotte Hornets with a 93-86 victory despite blowing a 21-point first-half lead in a regular-season ending matchup of all reserves.
Sam Hauser added 15 points for Boston (61-21), which begins the defense of its NBA title in the playoffs next weekend. Pritchard scored 12 in the final quarter.
Josh Okogie and Jusuf Nurkic each scored 14 points for the Hornets (19-63), who lost their seventh straight.
Neither team played any of their regular starters.
The Celtics played all their regulars Friday — except Jaylen Brown — and won by 36 points . Brown missed the final two games to rest his troublesome right knee that’s been bothering him for a month or so.
Charlotte’s Seth Curry didn’t play and finished the season hitting 45.6% on 3s. On Friday, he slipped ahead of Sacramento’s Zach LaVine and became eligible for the league’s top percentage by making his 82nd.
It was the second time this week the Celtics sat out their top six players. They also did in a 20-point loss at Orlando on Wednesday.
Takeaways Hornets: Lost 12 of their final 13 and haven’t made the playoffs since 2016.
Celtics: Completed their second straight 60-win season, the first back-to-back since 2007-08 and 2008-09 when they won the title and lost in the East semifinals, respectively.
Key moment Pritchard, a strong candidate for the NBA’s Sixth Man award, had nine points in the first quarter when Boston opened a 19-5 edge in the opening six minutes.
Key stat Boston made 14 3’s, increasing its NBA record for a season to 1,457. The Celtics passed the previous high this month, set by Golden State two years ago.
Up next The Hornets are done. The Celtics await their first-round playoff opponent for next weekend.