The Boston Celtics (50-24) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (39-36), 114-99 behind Jayson Tatum’s 32 points.

114 - 99

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Spectrum Center

Officials: John Goble, Eric Dalen, and Scott Twardoski

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Boston Celtics	27	36	26	25	114
Charlotte Hornets	21	28	26	24	99

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Boston Celtics	114	42-83	50.6%	14-34	41.2%	16-22	72.7%	8	50	23	18	6	5	3
Charlotte Hornets	99	36-83	43.4%	12-43	27.9%	15-19	78.9%	10	49	19	17	2	11	1

PLAYER STATS


Boston Celtics	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jordan Walsh^SF	33:43	3	1-7	0-4	1-1	2	5	7	2	1	0	0	2	14
Jayson Tatum^PF	30:47	32	12-23	5-10	3-5	0	5	5	8	0	1	0	2	15
Neemias Queta^C	28:45	17	8-13	0-1	1-2	3	5	8	1	1	1	0	4	13
Sam Hauser^SG	33:33	7	2-4	2-4	1-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	13
Payton Pritchard^PG	37:14	28	10-18	2-6	6-6	1	5	6	6	1	0	2	3	12
Baylor Scheierman	28:22	14	4-11	3-7	3-4	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	1	6
Ron Harper Jr.	14:15	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	1	0	2	10
Hugo González	12:59	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	-12
Luka Garza	13:22	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	8
Max Shulga	02:26	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Amari Williams	02:26	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-1
John Tonje	01:03	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-1
Charles Bassey	01:03	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Jaylen Brown	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Vučević	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick White	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	31:53	13	5-13	1-6	2-3	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	0	-12
Miles Bridges^PF	29:07	14	5-9	0-1	4-4	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	-25
Moussa Diabaté^C	24:49	4	2-2	0-0	0-2	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	-17
Brandon Miller^SG	31:50	13	5-13	3-9	0-0	1	5	6	4	0	0	0	2	-15
LaMelo Ball^PG	26:26	19	7-19	3-12	2-2	2	2	4	3	1	0	4	4	-19
Josh Green	17:57	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Ryan Kalkbrenner	13:16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	2
Coby White	19:46	11	4-11	1-5	2-2	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	13
Sion James	22:23	11	4-8	3-6	0-0	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	3	-2
Liam McNeeley	10:54	10	2-3	1-1	5-6	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Pat Connaughton	03:52	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tre Mann	03:52	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Xavier Tillman	03:52	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Tosan Evbuomwan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PJ Hall	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidjane Salaün	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

131 | 3 hours ago

Joe Mazulla should be coach of the year

Even-Combination4407 | Celtics

20 | 3 hours ago

Tatum returning and balling out so quickly is gonna hurt his case unfortunately, regardless of how well they did without him

SeveralMycologist205 | Lakers

37 | 3 hours ago

JB’s been gone against two real teams and they won, don’t think it should

icantreadmorsecode | Celtics

4 | an hour ago

If anything it might also help him

ObiwanSchrute | Pistons

1 | 25 minutes ago

It’s between him and JB

Kyler1313

122 | 3 hours ago

Full health Celtics vs Ant-less Timberwolves = Loss

Celtics vs 12 in-a-row Thunder = Win

Celtics missing JB vs 14 wins in 15 games Hawks = Win

Celtics missing JB and White vs 13 wins in 17 games Hornets = Win

Just as everyone expected…

bedlam_au | Celtics

53 | 3 hours ago

We will accept the hardest road only

RyouBestGirl | Japan

16 | 3 hours ago

KD for Vuc this off-season

AboutaDirk

23 | 3 hours ago

HARD pass

bedlam_au | Celtics

8 | an hour ago

Too hard, sorry

LarBrd33

-17 | 3 hours ago

Celtics are 8-1 this season without Brown and 46-9 since 2022.

The only real surprising thing is they were on a 50+ win pace without Tatum. Prior years they were barely .500 when Tatum missed games, but we now have years of evidence that the Celtics don’t miss a beat when Brown sits, because they just replace his solo offense with other scorers. Not to say brown is bad. He’s great. But we see guys step up when he’s out. Pritchard for instance averaging 26 in games this year that brown sat. But when Tatum isn’t there, they fundamentally have to change what they do since his gravity makes things so much easier for everyone.

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

94 | 3 hours ago

Tatum carrying the Celtics to a win over one of the hottest teams in the league despite over 100mm sitting on the bench. We are so back.

nefnaf | Celtics

41 | 3 hours ago

The combined salary of Celtics players who participated in this game, minus JT, is roughly $31m

sstphnn | Celtics

10 | 2 hours ago

Damn, that’s less than one season’s pay of a superstar.

igonnawrecku_VGC | Celtics

8 | an hour ago

Even if you include JT, the Celtics had more money on the injury report than they did on the court tonight. Mazzulla is COTY

R0YDonk | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

This just boggled my mind

largehearted | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

This is why the season’s going so well lol

2ndPick | Lakers

79 | 3 hours ago

Shit he’s back

Brady331 | Celtics

63 | 3 hours ago

Jayson Tatum

IJustWannaBeOnReddit | Celtics

25 | 3 hours ago

Jayson Tatum

Flah_ino | Celtics

14 | 3 hours ago

Yes, but have you considered Jayson Tatum ?

StephySays | Celtics

10 | 3 hours ago

Jayson Tatum

iritian | Celtics

5 | 3 hours ago

Money Tall

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

60 | 3 hours ago

Tatum and PP really stepped up with Brown’s absence. There’s enough posts about Tatum, so let’s talk about PP. 28 pts, 10-18 for 55% PGM, along with 6 Reb, 6 Ast. This guy is going to get paid.

poeope | BOS

37 | 3 hours ago

PP bullying guys down low will never not make me laugh

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

9 | 3 hours ago

You think he always had this or D. White positively infecting the team? Either way, love to see this. The whole team is gelling alone with the coach and GM.

poeope | BOS

11 | 3 hours ago

Probably moves he’s been doing since high school but we first started seeing it after the Pacers playoff series. TJ was roasting us in and around the block and PP added that whole package in the off season.

jbungels132 | Celtics

5 | 3 hours ago

Nah if anything DWhite should be learning from PP

Rooleet | Celtics

26 | 3 hours ago

I genuinely feel bad for Pritchard. Dude is so fucking underpaid and isn’t getting a new contract until he’s 31. Easily the best value deal out of any non-rookie.

midnight-mc | Celtics

24 | 3 hours ago

I feel bad too but also he makes more money in one year than I will make in my lifetime so

nefnaf | Celtics

10 | 3 hours ago

Objectively speaking, getting paid $30m to play basketball is pretty fucking fantastic if you separate it from other NBA players getting even more.

OnlyNormalPersonHere | Celtics

1 | 2 hours ago

Not until the 2028-29 season! Sucks for him but amazing for the Celtics. He’s making about $8M a year for two more seasons after this.

Not sure if they can find a way to extend him and guarantee him more money under this new CBA but last I understood it, having a low base salary makes that kind of extension hard.

Spare_Pride_238 | Celtics

57 | 3 hours ago

Build the team around Jordan Walsh

Available_Story6774 | West

23 | 3 hours ago

Celtics still haven’t beaten a real contender.

/s.

Spare_Pride_238 | Celtics

16 | 3 hours ago

There are no real contenders.

Beneficial_One_272

19 | 3 hours ago

celtics haven’t even beaten the celtics yet

DJRyGuy20 | Celtics

17 | 3 hours ago

Believe me- yes we have.

powerelite | BOS

6 | 3 hours ago

They actually have probably 20 times this season.

JoJonesy | Celtics

5 | an hour ago

we’re actually 0-6 against contenders (Spurs, Nuggets, Timberwolves)

…“contender” means “teams the Celtics lose to,” right?

Me_975 | Celtics

2 | 3 hours ago

Walsh as a second sure. Queta is the leader

MerkDoctor | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

I was a little down on Scheierman at the beginning of the season and very high on Walsh. Well the season is almost over and I’m very high on both. This team is going places for years to come, the young talent is just too good for the positions they were drafted

Weekly_Durian6281

49 | 3 hours ago

Tatum: I’ve been away for a while. Charlotte still sucks right?

dank-kush | Hornets

42 | 3 hours ago

Leave it to the hornets to let Tatum look like old Tatum again lol

This reminds me, in his last 10 games he averages 34/8/5 on 66% TS against us

TechnicianSea3484

-10 | 2 hours ago

Terrible take.

ifuckwithit | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

How are stats a terrible take? Are you okay?

beklog | Celtics

34 | 3 hours ago

Damn didnt expect Scheierman gonna be this good and will be regular rotation

midnight-mc | Celtics

12 | 3 hours ago

He seems better than Hauser now

JaylenBrownAllStar | Celtics

14 | 3 hours ago

I still think starting Hauser to see if you can get him going early is worth it as Baylor can just close if Hauser ain’t hitting

He’s still shooting 40 percent from 3

midnight-mc | Celtics

6 | 2 hours ago

Agreed and he has much less experience. BUT he looks faster and is a more dynamic scorer so his future is bright

ChickenWhiskers | Celtics

31 | 3 hours ago

Wiping their ass with the hardest post-ASB schedule in the league right now. A dominant week — and they weren’t even at full strength. League is actually in trouble.

odnamAE | Lakers

32 | 3 hours ago

Wow he really wants to play that random game in Charlotte like he said

jydope

14 | 3 hours ago

LMAOO aye for the fans he said lol

Electronic_Pea_4845 | Iran

30 | 3 hours ago

Prichard quietly back to back 30 balls. Best third option in the league?

EmergencyComputer337 | Celtics

4 | 3 hours ago

honestly i enjoyed seeing him grow into his current role, i wonder if he can improve more

Raven-19x | Spurs

29 | 3 hours ago

I definitely didn’t think Boston would have 50+ wins this year lmao.

CarBallAlex | Celtics

18 | 3 hours ago

Find me one person that did before October. Definitely been a unexpected but pleasantly surprised year. This is the first time we’ve been at least 8.5 games over our preseason O/U since 2023-24 (9.5 over so we’ll pass this), and 2014-15 (13.0 games over). Basically our biggest overachieving season since we brought over Isaiah Thomas and had rookie Marcus Smart, and before that was probably 07-08 because the oddsmakers were way off on how long it would take that team to gel.

EmergencyComputer337 | Celtics

1 | 3 hours ago

i geniuenly remember saying that they should rest JB and tank, they really proved us wrong no matter the outcome in the playoffs they alread exceeded expectations

igonnawrecku_VGC | Celtics

3 | an hour ago

After we started 0-3 I was ready to phone it in and wait for a lottery pick, but man I’m happy to be wrong

ShadowCrusader98 | Warriors

1 | 2 hours ago

While not expected due to their circumstances, they might be the most well run team in the league, like I’m convinced the Celtics can turn water into wine at this point lol.

MerkDoctor | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

Definitely feels like we can, we’re legit taking 25+ picks in the draft and making them better players than some top 10 picks.

ojo_pipa | Celtics

10 | 3 hours ago

Neither did I but here we are haha

ShazlettDude | Celtics

1 | 3 hours ago

Yeah I was expecting 40ish. And I felt like I was optimistic.

champagnesupernova10 | Celtics

23 | 3 hours ago

PLAYOFFS CLINCHED! These fuckers just don’t know how to tank do they

Artistic_Buffalo_715 | Celtics

24 | 3 hours ago

Payton Pritchard is the thinking man’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

I am not a crackpot

Away_Experience6922 | Celtics

12 | 2 hours ago

6’ 6” Payton Pritchard is a multi-time MVP, I’ve been saying this for years

Active-Tomatillo-522 | Australia

1 | 11 minutes ago

The black Steve Nash

heat_fan_ | Raptors

17 | 3 hours ago

That was Vintage JT

MucusShotSwaGGins | Mavericks

17 | 3 hours ago

Jayson Tatum and Paul George had to lock in these past games.

G2KY | Celtics

17 | 3 hours ago

Gap year is so hard, man 😳😅😓

bigawesome2000 | Celtics

9 | 3 hours ago

For a “gap year” this season has been fun as hell.

CarBallAlex | Celtics

9 | 3 hours ago

Tatum’s first 30 point game since he returned. I hope this means he’s back back, but just glad he has some time to shake off the rust before playoffs and we are still winning games.

Rego913 | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

Went to this game and it was fun from start to finish, glad to have the win. Also Charlotte continues to have an amazing NBA game experience and I really recommend going to a game there if you can. Especially for Boston fans, it almost feels like a home game with how many people show up.

XingXManGuy | Hornets

2 | an hour ago

Yea, the bigger bandwagon fan bases do tend to take over our home games. Not fun as a home fan, especially when this is the result, Thursday was at least enjoyable.

OldTalkey | Warriors

1 | 3 hours ago

Bill Simmons is confused and aroused right around now