Celtics 102-91 Hornets (28 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

28-10, 14-5 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	32	16	26	102
CHA	16	28	31	16	91

Charlotte Hornets

12-22, 10-10 home

Kemba Walker misses three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Jayson Tatum blocks Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 's 4-foot layup
Kemba Walker makes 20-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard misses hook shot
Nicolas Batum misses 15-foot jumper
Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses 13-foot jumper
Dwight Howard misses alley oop layup
Marvin Williams makes two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes 20-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Kemba Walker misses driving layup
Frank Kaminsky misses 26-foot three point jumper
Frank Kaminsky misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup
Johnny O'Bryant III makes 22-foot jumper (Michael Carter-Williams assists)
Treveon Graham misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Michael Carter-Williams misses tip shot
Michael Carter-Williams misses layup
Johnny O'Bryant III misses 9-foot two point shot
Frank Kaminsky makes two point shot
Jeremy Lamb makes two point shot (Michael Carter-Williams assists)
Michael Carter-Williams misses 5-foot jumper
Frank Kaminsky misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lamb makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
Daniel Theis blocks Frank Kaminsky 's 7-foot layup
Michael Carter-Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Treveon Graham misses layup
Frank Kaminsky makes tip shot
Kemba Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Johnny O'Bryant III makes 18-foot jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses 10-foot two point shot
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Kidd-Gilchrist assists)
Kemba Walker makes 19-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 22-foot three point jumper (Michael Kidd-Gilchrist assists)
Kemba Walker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Kemba Walker misses 13-foot jumper
Marvin Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker misses 18-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 20-foot jumper
Kemba Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 12-foot jumper
Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 2-foot layup (Kemba Walker assists)
Aron Baynes blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot two point shot
Marvin Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Marvin Williams makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Marvin Williams misses layup
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes layup (Kemba Walker assists)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes driving layup (Nicolas Batum assists)
Kemba Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker makes driving layup
Nicolas Batum misses 12-foot two point shot
Kemba Walker makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Terry Rozier blocks Kemba Walker's layup
Jeremy Lamb misses driving layup
Marvin Williams makes two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
Kemba Walker misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Treveon Graham misses 5-foot jumper
Treveon Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes layup
Frank Kaminsky misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Treveon Graham misses layup
Jeremy Lamb makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lamb misses two point shot
Kemba Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum blocks Frank Kaminsky 's 26-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker makes driving layup
Frank Kaminsky misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Terry Rozier blocks Marvin Williams 's 2-foot layup
Nicolas Batum makes 18-foot jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Dwight Howard misses layup
Al Horford blocks Kemba Walker 's 2-foot dunk
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses 9-foot jumper
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes layup
Kemba Walker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker misses 19-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk
Marvin Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes misses 11-foot jumper
Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Aron Baynes makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Marcus Smart misses jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Smart misses 16-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 28-foot three pointer
Kyrie Irving makes 16-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 31-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes misses tip shot
Terry Rozier makes two point shot
Guerschon Yabusele makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist blocks Kyrie Irving 's 3-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot jumper
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes driving layup
Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Guerschon Yabusele assists)
Jayson Tatum makes 12-foot jumper
Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shane Larkin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Shane Larkin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)
Terry Rozier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Daniel Theis misses dunk
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot jumper
Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Shane Larkin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper
Shane Larkin misses 19-foot jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes dunk (Aron Baynes assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes 12-foot jumper
Al Horford makes 9-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes misses jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Jayson Tatum 's 7-foot layup
Marcus Smart misses 8-foot jumper
Aron Baynes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes makes 19-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes makes jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Guerschon Yabusele misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 19-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aron Baynes misses 18-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Terry Rozier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Terry Rozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier makes two point shot
Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)
Al Horford makes 16-foot jumper
Shane Larkin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Terry Rozier 's 2-foot driving layup
Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Shane Larkin makes driving layup
Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Al Horford misses 11-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 22-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Jayson Tatum makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
Al Horford makes driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	CHA
12:00	Al Horford vs. Dwight Howard (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Aron Baynes misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
11:43	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Dwight Howard steps out of bounds turnover	0	0
11:12	Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	3	0
10:54	Kemba Walker misses three point jumper	3	0
10:49	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	3	0
10:42	Aron Baynes makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Kyrie Irving assists)	5	0
10:18	Dwight Howard misses 17-foot jumper	5	0
10:15	Al Horford defensive rebound	5	0
9:59	Marcus Smart misses jumper	5	0
9:57	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	5	0
9:55	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	5	0
9:55	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes free throw 1 of 2	5	1
9:55	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2	5	1
9:52	Al Horford defensive rebound	5	1
9:43	Kyrie Irving misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	5	1
9:41	Celtics offensive team rebound	5	1
9:34	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	1
9:32	Kyrie Irving offensive rebound	5	1
9:25	Aron Baynes offensive goaltending turnover	5	1
9:06	Jayson Tatum blocks Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 's 4-foot layup	5	1
9:06	Celtics defensive team rebound	5	1
8:55	Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	8	1
8:54	Hornets Full timeout	8	1
8:42	Kemba Walker makes 20-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)	8	3
8:27	Jayson Tatum misses 21-foot jumper	8	3
8:23	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	8	3
8:12	Dwight Howard misses hook shot	8	3
8:09	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist offensive rebound	8	3
8:02	Nicolas Batum misses 15-foot jumper	8	3
7:58	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	8	3
7:51	Marcus Smart misses 16-foot jumper	8	3
7:49	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	8	3
7:44	Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:21	Kyrie Irving makes two point shot	10	6
7:08	Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:04	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	10	6
7:01	Kyrie Irving makes 28-foot three pointer	13	6
6:46	Nicolas Batum offensive foul	13	6
6:46	Nicolas Batum turnover	13	6
6:36	Kyrie Irving makes 16-foot jumper	15	6
6:19	Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot jumper	15	6
6:16	Al Horford defensive rebound	15	6
6:05	Kyrie Irving misses 31-foot three point jumper	15	6
6:00	Aron Baynes offensive rebound	15	6
5:59	Aron Baynes misses tip shot	15	6
5:55	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	15	6
5:52	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses 13-foot jumper	15	6
5:52	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	15	6
5:46	Dwight Howard shooting foul	15	6
5:46	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	16	6
5:46	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Al Horford	16	6
5:46	Terry Rozier enters the game for Marcus Smart	16	6
5:46	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	17	6
5:31	Kemba Walker lost ball turnover (Terry Rozier steals)	17	6
5:25	Terry Rozier makes two point shot	19	6
5:17	Dwight Howard misses alley oop layup	19	6
5:17	Marvin Williams offensive rebound	19	6
5:12	Marvin Williams makes two point shot	19	8
5:02	Guerschon Yabusele offensive foul	19	8
5:02	Guerschon Yabusele turnover	19	8
5:02	Frank Kaminsky enters the game for Marvin Williams	19	8
4:52	Nicolas Batum makes 20-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)	19	10
4:34	Guerschon Yabusele makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	22	10
4:21	Kemba Walker misses driving layup	22	10
4:19	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	22	10
4:14	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist blocks Kyrie Irving 's 3-foot two point shot	22	10
4:10	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	22	10
4:10	Kemba Walker double dribble turnover	22	10
3:48	Terry Rozier lost ball turnover (Dwight Howard steals)	22	10
3:29	Frank Kaminsky misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	10
3:27	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	22	10
3:25	Frank Kaminsky misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	10
3:24	Hornets offensive team rebound	22	10
3:24	shot clock turnover	22	10
3:24	Treveon Graham enters the game for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	22	10
3:24	Michael Carter-Williams enters the game for Kemba Walker	22	10
3:13	Kyrie Irving misses 15-foot jumper	22	10
3:10	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	22	10
3:01	Dwight Howard steps out of bounds turnover	22	10
3:01	Celtics Full timeout	22	10
3:01	Jeremy Lamb enters the game for Nicolas Batum	22	10
3:01	Johnny O'Bryant III enters the game for Dwight Howard	22	10
2:42	Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	10
2:39	Treveon Graham defensive rebound	22	10
2:31	Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup	22	10
2:28	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	22	10
2:21	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	24	10
2:04	Guerschon Yabusele shooting foul	24	10
2:04	Frank Kaminsky makes free throw 1 of 2	24	11
2:04	Daniel Theis enters the game for Aron Baynes	24	11
2:04	Frank Kaminsky makes free throw 2 of 2	24	12
1:45	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Guerschon Yabusele assists)	26	12
1:30	Johnny O'Bryant III makes 22-foot jumper (Michael Carter-Williams assists)	26	14
1:07	Daniel Theis 3 second turnover	26	14
1:07	Shane Larkin enters the game for Kyrie Irving	26	14
50.0	Treveon Graham misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	26	14
45.0	Michael Carter-Williams offensive rebound	26	14
45.0	Michael Carter-Williams misses tip shot	26	14
45.0	Michael Carter-Williams offensive rebound	26	14
44.0	Michael Carter-Williams misses layup	26	14
36.0	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	26	16
26.0	Jayson Tatum makes 12-foot jumper	28	14
3.0	Johnny O'Bryant III misses 9-foot two point shot	28	14
3.0	Frank Kaminsky offensive rebound	28	14
1.0	Frank Kaminsky makes two point shot	28	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	16

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

Hornets
87
Celtics
90

Game 1

11/11

Celtics
102
Hornets
91

Game 2

28/12

Hornets
106
Celtics
134

Game 3

1/3

Spectrum Center

12:00 AM, 28 December 2017

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 19,611

Referees:
Marat Kogut
Kane Fitzgerald
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	47	35	.573	-	W1
Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

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