Charlotte Hornets at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationKnueppel scores 20, Hornets beat Celtics 118-89 to earn 6th straight win, move above .500
Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball each added 18 points. Coby White finished with 17 points and six assists to help Charlotte (32-31) move above .500 for the first time since Oct. 26.
The Hornets never trailed and led by as many as 29 points while committing only five turnovers.
Derrick White led the Celtics with 29 points. Jaylen Brown added 20 points and 11 rebounds as Boston’s win streak was stopped at three games.
The Celtics (41-21) came out sluggish playing in their sixth game in nine days, shooting just 38% (30 of 79) from the the field and committing 16 turnovers that led to 21 Charlotte points. Boston also was mostly cold from the 3-point line, connecting on only 10 of 36 attempts
Despite playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Hornets sprinted out to an 8-0 lead as the Celtics missed their first eight shots.
Boston’s shooting issues continued into the second quarter, dipping as low as 25% at one point. Charlotte, which turned the ball over only twice in the first half, took advantage and built a 64-43 halftime lead.
Celtics: Host Dallas on Friday.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 89 |
| 4th 7.2 |  |
shot clock turnover | 118 - 89 |
| 4th 20.4 | |
Sion James offensive rebound | 118 - 89 |
| 4th 23.7 | |
Tre Mann misses 33-foot three point jumper | 118 - 89 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 30-79 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 19-49 | 3PT | 10-36 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 17-21 | FT | 19-20 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic, C | Out | Mar 7 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tidjane Salaun, F | Out | Mar 7 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
35 | 28 | .556 | - | W4 |
 Miami |
36 | 29 | .554 | - | W5 |
 Atlanta |
33 | 31 | .516 | 2.5 | W6 |
 Charlotte |
32 | 33 | .492 | 4 | L2 |
 Washington |
16 | 47 | .254 | 19 | L8 |
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
43 | 21 | .672 | - | W2 |
 New York |
41 | 24 | .631 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Toronto |
36 | 27 | .571 | 6.5 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
34 | 29 | .540 | 8.5 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
16 | 47 | .254 | 26.5 | W1 |
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