Game ID: 22501149
Charlotte Hornets @ Boston Celtics
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 20 35 35 23 113CHA 31 30 26 15 102
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 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 34)
OUT Vučević missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (177% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (178% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 24 min since (141% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 14 since 3/08, returns tonight: 13 min (63% of 20)
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 22 min since (127% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 13 min since (63% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Garza missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 18 min since (87% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Garza missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 16 min (104% of 16)
OUT González missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 25 min (180% of 14)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BOS availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
BOS availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Tatum missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 32 min (96% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (175% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 13 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 3/24 after 23, 11 min since (89% of 12)
CHA availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 14 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 3/24 after 23, 11 min since (89% of 12)
CHA availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Salaün missed 15 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 16 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 17 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Salaün missed 18 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
OUT McNeeley missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
CHA availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 19 since 3/04, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 16)
OUT McNeeley missed 6 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK Mann back 4/10 after 2, 4 min since (28% of 13)
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 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Ball at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Salaün (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 114, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/30 @ ATL 102-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 102-112. BOS shot 41% (35 of 85) to ATL's 47%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. Brown led with 29 (9 of 29, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); Garza added 20, Pritchard 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. Pritchard's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MIA 147-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 147-129. BOS shot 58% (56 of 96) to MIA's 46%, 21 of 44 from three. The glass went 48-37 for them. Brown led with 43 (17 of 29, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 25, Hauser 23. The hinge was Q1, 53-33: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ MIL 133-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-101. BOS shot 56% (50 of 89) to MIL's 42%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIL's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 8 times to MIL's 13. The glass went 48-30 for them. Brown led with 26 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 23, Queta 19. The hinge was Q1, 43-26: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. White was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/05 vs TOR 115-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 115-101. BOS shot 53% (47 of 88) to TOR's 48%, 8 of 28 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Brown led with 26 (11 of 20, 1 of 3 from three); Tatum added 23, Queta 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-24: a lead of 3 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/07 vs CHA 113-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-102. BOS shot 49% (43 of 87) to CHA's 43%, 17 of 42 from three. Brown led with 35 (13 of 29, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 23, White 12. The hinge was Q3, 35-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 55-61 at the half and won the second half 58-41. White was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/09 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 vs NOP — 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 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Garza (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 24 and Bey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McGowens (14 straight), Jordan (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and New Orleans minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it Boston 121, New Orleans 111, Boston by 10.
4/12 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 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 113. Call it Boston 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
4/19 vs PHI — 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 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tatum (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 108.
3/31 @ BKN 117-86 — CHA notes
CHA won 117-86. CHA shot 47% (41 of 87) to BKN's 38%, 12 of 39 from three. The glass went 47-30 for them. Miller led with 25 (7 of 13, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 19, White 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-18: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/02 vs PHX 127-107 — CHA notes
CHA won 127-107. CHA shot 52% (48 of 93) to PHX's 46%, 18 of 49 from three. The glass went 47-31 for them. Bridges led with 25 (10 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Knueppel added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-19: CHA came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 21. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/03 vs IND 129-108 — CHA notes
CHA won 129-108. CHA shot 48% (46 of 96) to IND's 46%, 24 of 49 from three. Miller led with 22 (9 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Knueppel added 20, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 27. James was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/05 @ MIN 122-108 — CHA notes
CHA won 122-108. CHA shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIN's 46%, 19 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 23. Ball led with 35 (13 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Bridges added 25, White 17. The hinge was Q3, 34-19: CHA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 22. CHA trailed 55-60 at the half and won the second half 67-48. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/07 @ BOS 102-113 — CHA notes
CHA lost 102-113. CHA shot 43% (38 of 88) to BOS's 49%, 16 of 49 from three. Ball led with 36 (12 of 24, 6 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Miller added 20, Knueppel 13. Q1 was theirs, 31-20, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Knueppel's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Bridges at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Salaün (18 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 17 and the arc, Detroit at 43 percent from three to Charlotte's 39. Call it Charlotte 115, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
4/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Salaün (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Charlotte plus-3 and the line, where New York takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it New York 116, Charlotte 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
CHABM B. Miller
DI Diabate
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
PC P. Connaughton
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
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
Brown scores 35 points as the Celtics beat the Hornets 113-102 to claim the season series
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 113-102 on Tuesday night.
Brown has scored 26 or more points in his last 10 games. Jayson Tatum added 23 points and has had at least 20 in each of his last six games. Both played the entire fourth quarter.
With the win, the Celtics inched closer to locking up the No. 2 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. It also gave Boston a 2-1 win in the season series with the Hornets, who could potentially be its first-round opponent.
The Hornets led by 11 in the first half but were outscored 35-26 in the third quarter as Boston took a 90-87 edge into the final period. The Celtics limited the Hornets to 15 points in the fourth, when they built a 13-point lead.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 36 points, his second straight 30-point game.
Brandon Miller had 20 points. Miles Bridges added 13 points and 12 rebounds. Rookie of the Year candidate Kon Knueppel struggled, shooting just 5 of 16 from the field and finishing with 13 points.
The Hornets have two games remaining as they try to avoid appearing in the play-in tournament.