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Charlotte Hornets at Boston Celtics

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19-62, 7-33 Away
Final
94 - 130

60-21, 27-13 Home

Celtics rout the Hornets 130-94 for their 60th victory of the season

Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

The teams will meet again in Boston on Sunday.

Derrick White added 19 points, Jayson Tatum had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Al Horford had 13 points with 11 rebounds for the Celtics (60-21). Boston coach Joe Mazzulla rested his starters in the final quarter.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown was out with a sore right knee that’s hampered him the past month, making him ineligible for postseason awards because he didn’t reach the league’s threshold for games played.

Seth Curry led the Hornets with 17 points and hit his 82nd 3-pointer, which qualifies him for the NBA’s percentage lead. He went 5 of 7 on 3s and is at 45.6%.

Sacramento’s Zach LaVine entered the night, leading at 44.6%.

Boston, which set the league record for 3s in a season this month, hit seven in the third, pushing a one-point halftime edge to 91-75 entering the fourth.

The Celtics were coming off a 20-point loss in Orlando Wednesday when they sat their top six players.

Takeaways Hornets: Sat LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Miles Bridges (hip). They near the end of a dismal season (19-62) and haven’t made the postseason since 2016.

Celtics: Brown’s sore knee could become a factor as the Celtics try to repeat as NBA champs. The reigning Finals MVP is a key defender against opponents’ top scorers.

Key moment Tatum hit a 3 from the top and was fouled 3:17 into the third, making the free throw to complete a four-point play.

Key stat Boston reached 60 wins for the 15th time in franchise history and the first in back-to-back seasons since 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 94 - 130
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 94 - 130
4th 3.1 Drew Peterson defensive rebound 94 - 130
4th 5.1 Tidjane Salaun misses 27-foot three point jumper 94 - 130
4th 26.1 Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 1 94 - 130

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
36-93 FG 49-95
38.7 Field Goal % 51.6
15-40 3PT 23-51
37.5 Three Point % 45.1
7-10 FT 9-12
70.0 Free Throw % 75.0
48 Rebounds 52
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
36 Defensive Rebounds 42
25 Assists 35
7 Steals 9
4 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
31 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
4 Fast Break Points 18
42 Points in Paint 40
14 Fouls 11
7 Largest Lead 37
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Miles Bridges, F Day-To-Day Nov 9
Grant Williams, F Out Nov 9
Josh Green, G Out Nov 9
LaMelo Ball, G Out Nov 9
Drew Peterson, F Day-To-Day Nov 8

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami 6 4 .600 - W2
Atlanta 5 5 .500 1 W1
Orlando 4 6 .400 2 L1
Charlotte 3 6 .333 2.5 L2
Washington 1 9 .100 5 L8

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 6 3 .667 - W4
Philadelphia 6 4 .600 0.5 L1
Toronto 5 5 .500 1.5 L1
Boston 5 6 .455 2 W1
Brooklyn 1 9 .100 5.5 L2
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