After a wild end to Friday’s recreation, the Celtics responded and gave the Hornets their second loss in as many days with a 113-103 win to finish their first back-to-back of the season.
The Celtics began the sport robust making 5 of their first eight pictures to guide 13-7 4 minutes into the sport. Boston received a lift with LaMelo Ball choosing up his second foul early within the first which gave him an early seat.
With the double huge lineup, Boston received open seems to be from deep. Derrick White hit a transition three which gave them the largest lead of the quarter 21-9, forcing Charles Lee to name the primary timeout with six minutes left within the first.
With Jaylen Brown out, Tatum was in assault mode the entire quarter scoring 12 of the workforce’s first 30 factors together with a poster dunk on Moussa Diabate.
Tre Mann stored the Hornets within the recreation scoring eight factors from the bench within the opening quarter.
With eight seconds left within the quarter, usually the ball would go to Payton Pritchard, however on this evening, Tatum received the ultimate shot and he drilled a step-back three to shut the quarter. The triple gave Tatum 13 factors on 4-of-6 taking pictures.
The Celtics shot 54.2 (13-of-24) from the ground together with 42.9% from deep, whereas Charlotte shot simply 42.1% (8-of-19) from the sector and 44.4% from three (4-of-9) to guide 38-24.
Tonight is the fifth time this season that Jayson Tatum has scored 13+ factors within the 1st quarter. That is 5 instances in 7 video games.
No different NBA participant has finished it greater than twice.
1st quarters with 13+ factors:
1. Jayson Tatum – 5
2. Donovan Mitchell – 2
3. 16 others – 1 pic.twitter.com/tcJaAxoM8G— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) November 2, 2024
The primary half of the second quarter was very forwards and backwards till Pritchard determined to warmth up scoring back-to-back threes then to provide Boston a 56-35 lead. Pritchard then referred to as his quantity once more scoring one other three-pointer for his seventeenth level of the sport with 15 coming from past the arc to increase the result in 19, 59-40.
Each time the Celtics have been near placing the sport to mattress, LaMelo Ball hit a 3 to maintain the Hornets in putting distance.
The half ended with Boston main 68-50. Tatum and Pritchard led all scorers with 17 factors. Derrick White had 15 factors on 4-of-9 taking pictures and 6 rebounds whereas Luke Kornet was an ideal 3-for-3 on the ground and 5-for-5 on the line for 11 factors.
Ball led the Hornets with 15 factors.
Regardless of hitting 11 threes, the Celtics have been aggressive within the paint going to the road 16 instances and pulling down 15. Boston ended the half taking pictures 47.7% (37.9% from deep).
For the primary time in franchise historical past, the Celtics have no less than 11 three-pointers and 15 free throws within the first half!
— Dick Lipe (@DickLipe) November 2, 2024
Charlotte began the third quarter on an 8-0 run within the first two minutes to make it a 10-point lead. Then after a missed shot from Boston, Grant Williams hit a deep three to chop it to single digits. Moments later, Brandon Miller drilled a triple to make it 68-64.
Boston lastly scored its first bucket with an alley-oop from White to Kornet, however Boston was hit by one other three from the Hornets to make it a one-possession recreation 70-67 4 minutes into the quarter.
Ball picked up two fast fouls with 3:16 left to return to the bench together with his fourth foul together with his Hornets down eight (80-72).
Tatum’s shot within the first half and the third quarter as he made only one three in eight makes an attempt, with no less than two threes being airballs.
The Hornets lower their 18-point halftime deficit to 11 coming into the fourth quarter with the C’s holding on to an 85-74 lead.
Much like the third quarter, the Celtics got here out of the quarter struggling to make pictures. Their first factors got here from a Sam Hauser layup with 9:15 left within the fourth. Boston adopted that shot with a Jrue Vacation midrange earlier than LaMelo hit a 3 to maintain the sport shut with 8:06 left and Boston successful 91-82.
After an amazing block by Derrick White, Payton Pritchard scored his twenty second level with a straightaway three and received the lead again to 10 99-89. The Celtics continued to match Charlotte on offense, all with Tatum on the bench.
Fascinating how Mazzulla held Tatum out to see how this lineup would cope with some adversity. They held up the lead. Tatum and Queta now checking in with 4:36 left to complete the sport. BOS 101, CHA 91. #Celtics #Hornets
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) November 3, 2024
With an 11-point lead, LaMelo Ball fouled Tatum as he was taking pictures a 3 to choose up his fifth foul. Tatum made two of three free throws to push Boston’s result in 13, 106-93. On the next possession, Tatum put a seal on the sport with a two-handed dunk.
Then Tatum threw an alley-oop to Neemias Queta who dunked it on Grant Williams and stared him down.
Ball ended up fouling out with 20.9 seconds, however completed the sport with 36 factors.
Boston had 5 gamers rating no less than 18 factors: Tatum (29), Kornet (19), White (18), and Pritchard (22).
