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Tatum scores 51, Celtics beat Hornets for 7th straight win

AP
Jan 16, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jayson Tatum knew he was sitting on 48 points entering the final minute of the Boston Celtics' Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday and briefly thought about backing the ball out and letting the clock run down with the outcome well in hand.

Then he remembered a text from Jamal Crawford earlier this season after Tatum refused to take a late shot against the Miami Heat and finished the game with 49 points.

''Jamal texted me after the game and he's like, `If you're ever that close to 50, nobody is going to remember the time and score, they're just going to report if you got 50 or not,''' Tatum said. ''That's what was going through my mind: Jamal telling me if you get that close to 50, go get it.''

So Tatum let loose on a 3-pointer from the left wing with 38 seconds left and swished it, giving him a season-high 51 points - causing the crowd to erupt with chants of ''MVP! MVP! - as the Celtics beat the Hornets for the second time in three days, 130-118.

It was the seventh 50-point game of Tatum's career.

Derrick White added 19 points and eight assists and Malcolm Brogdon scored 16 for the Celtics, who have won seven straight games. Boston is 33-12 on the season, the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Tatum was 15 of 23 from the field and 14 of 14 from the foul line.

''He makes me look like a better coach,'' Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said.

Mazzulla said he liked the way Tatum excelled at executing against different coverages the Hornets threw at him.

''He didn't settle for shots,'' Mazzulla said. ''He got catch-and-shoots, he got off the dribbles, he got layups. The other piece of that is the humility of our team to really work with him to get those 51 points.''

Added White: ''He wants to be great and he takes that challenge each and every night. He's seen a lot of defense during his time in the league and he is making the right read off of that.''

Jalen McDaniels led the Hornets with a career-high 26 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range. LaMelo Ball finished with 25 points on 8-of-23 shooting. Mason Plumlee had perhaps his best all-around game of the season, with 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Hornets (11-34), who've lost eight of their last nine games.

The Celtics set the tone early, jumping out to a 35-22 lead in the first quarter after holding the Hornets to 28.6% shooting from the floor.

Charlotte would fight back to cut the lead to 100-98 early in the fourth quarter, but White was fouled by Dennis Smith Jr. on a 3-point attempt and made all three free throws.

Moments later, the Celtics got three long offensive rebounds on one possession before White drove to the rim and scored to increase the lead with 6:34 left, causing Hornets coach Steve Clifford to punch the air in frustration.

''When a shot goes up, all five guys should be coming back for the rebound,'' Clifford said. ''That is the way we want it. Defensive rebounding is a challenge for our team and we're not overly physical. We have a habit of leaking out and it has cost us two games.''

Tatum took over down the stretch, finishing with 17 points in the fourth quarter.

He drilled a step-back 3 from the top of the key over Smith to push the lead to 10 and then buried the Hornets with a long 3 with 1:02 left. Tatum smiled when asked about the MVP chants.

''I hear them and just being in North Carolina, it all feels a little more special, having gone to school two hours away,'' said Tatum, who spent one season at Duke before entering the NBA draft. ''Coming here feels like I'm back home a little bit.''

MLK JR. DAY

During pregame warmups, the Celtics and Hornets wore gray and white T-shirts for Martin Luther King Jr. Day that read ''Now is the time to make justice a reality for all'' on the front and ''Honor King'' on the back.

TIP-INS

Celtics: Finished 24 of 25 from the free-throw line.

Hornets: P.J. Washington had 17 points. ... Clifford said he hopes to get Gordon Hayward (hamstring) and Cody Martin (knee soreness) back for the team's upcoming four-game road trip.

UP NEXT

Celtics: Host Washington on Thursday night.

Hornets: Open a four-game road trip at Houston on Wednesday night.

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1st Quarter
BOS
Celtics
35
CHA
Hornets
22

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Robert Williams III vs. Mason Plumlee (Al Horford gains possession)
11:46	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derrick White assists)	2-0
11:32		Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot
11:30		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
11:26		Robert Williams III blocks Jalen McDaniels's two point reverse layup
11:26		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
11:15		Robert Williams III turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:58	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Terry Rozier assists)	2-2
10:42	+3	Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists)	5-2
10:29		LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot
10:26		P.J. Washington offensive rebound
10:23	+3	Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)	5-5
10:04		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
10:02		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
9:52		Terry Rozier misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:49		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists)	7-5
9:30		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:28		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
9:22	+2	Jalen McDaniels makes two point cutting layup (Mason Plumlee assists)	7-7
9:05		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
9:02		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
8:58		Marcus Smart blocks Jalen McDaniels's two point running layup
8:58		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
8:49		P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-7
8:49	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-7
8:49	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-7
8:31		Terry Rozier misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:29		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Robert Williams III makes two point running dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	12-7
8:11		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
8:07		Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound
8:02		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
7:59		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
7:50		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
7:45		Al Horford offensive rebound
7:42		Al Horford misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:42		Hornets defensive rebound
7:35	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot	12-9
7:18		Al Horford misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:15		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
7:13		Al Horford personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
7:04	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot	12-12
6:51		Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
6:39		Derrick White shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
6:39		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:39		Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:39		Hornets offensive rebound
6:39	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-13
6:24	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Grant Williams assists)	14-13
6:17		Grant Williams blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup
6:13		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
6:08		Jayson Tatum misses three point running pullup jump shot
6:07		Grant Williams offensive rebound
6:04	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists)	17-13
5:50	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	17-15
5:43	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	19-15
5:32		Marcus Smart shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
5:32		P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32		Hornets offensive rebound
5:32	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
5:09		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
5:06		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
4:52		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:49		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
4:49		LaMelo Ball misses two point tip layup
4:47		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
4:47		LaMelo Ball misses two point tip layup
4:47		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
4:33		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
4:30		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
4:18	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	19-19
3:57	+3	Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	22-19
3:43		Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup
3:41		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
3:38		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
3:35		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	24-19
3:10		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
3:07		Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound
3:04		Terry Rozier personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul)
2:59		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
2:52		JT Thor defensive rebound
2:47		Bryce McGowens misses two point running layup
2:45		Grant Williams defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk	26-19
2:12		JT Thor misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
2:10		Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound
2:04		Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup
2:02		Mark Williams defensive rebound
1:44		Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup
1:42		Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound
1:39		Payton Pritchard misses two point running pullup jump shot
1:36		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
1:23		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:20		Grant Williams defensive rebound
1:01	+3	Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists)	29-19
0:42		Grant Williams shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
0:42		Celtics 60 second timeout
0:42		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42		Hornets offensive rebound
0:42	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-20
0:31	+3	Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists)	32-20
0:21	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving layup	32-22
0:02	+3	Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	35-22
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
31
CHA
Hornets
33

Time		Play	Score
11:40	+2	Mark Williams makes two point hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	35-24
11:28	+2	Malcolm Brogdon makes two point pullup jump shot (Grant Williams assists)	37-24
11:12	+2	Jalen McDaniels makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	37-26
11:00		Grant Williams misses three point jump shot
10:56		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
10:55		Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
10:55	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-27
10:55	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-28
10:41	+2	Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (Grant Williams assists)	39-28
10:31		LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot
10:26		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
10:09		Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
10:04		Grant Williams offensive rebound
10:00	+3	Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists)	42-28
9:46		Luke Kornet blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving floating jump shot
9:45		Celtics defensive rebound
9:46		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Payton Pritchard draws the foul)
9:32		Grant Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
9:19		LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot
9:16		Grant Williams defensive rebound
9:07		Grant Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:06		Celtics offensive rebound
8:55		Grant Williams misses three point stepback jump shot
8:52		Mark Williams defensive rebound
8:45		Sam Hauser personal foul (JT Thor draws the foul)
8:37		Marcus Smart personal foul (Dennis Smith Jr. draws the foul)
8:30		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
8:27		Luke Kornet defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup	44-28
8:21		Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation
7:57		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
7:55		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
7:34		Marcus Smart misses three point stepback jump shot
7:32		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
7:27	+3	Jalen McDaniels makes three point running jump shot (JT Thor assists)	44-31
7:13		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul)
6:58		Derrick White misses two point pullup jump shot
6:56		Sam Hauser offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)	46-31
6:37		Luke Kornet shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
6:37		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:37	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-32
6:37		Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:33		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
6:13		LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-32
6:13	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 3	48-32
6:13	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-32
5:56	+3	Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	49-35
5:46		Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals)
5:39	+3	Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	49-38
5:22		Marcus Smart misses two point pullup jump shot
5:19		Marcus Smart offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Robert Williams III makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists)	51-38
4:50		Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:48		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:43		Derrick White misses three point running jump shot
4:39		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
4:36		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Dennis Smith Jr. draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Dennis Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-39
4:36	+1	Dennis Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-40
4:23	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Robert Williams III assists)	53-40
4:12		Marcus Smart shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
4:12		Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12		Hornets offensive rebound
4:12	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-41
3:56	+3	Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	56-41
3:44	+3	P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	56-44
3:34		Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Jalen McDaniels steals)
3:28	+2	Jalen McDaniels makes two point running layup	56-46
3:10		Al Horford misses two point pullup jump shot
3:07		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
2:54		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:53		Hornets offensive rebound
2:53		Celtics 60 second timeout
2:48	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point cutting dunk (Mason Plumlee assists)	56-48
2:33	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)	59-48
2:21		Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
2:21	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-49
2:21	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-50
2:05		Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
2:05		Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul)
1:52	+3	Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)	59-53
1:35	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Robert Williams III assists)	62-53
1:16	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot	62-55
1:01		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup
0:59		Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound
0:53		Jalen McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals)
0:51		Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-55
0:51	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-55
0:38		Terry Rozier misses two point pullup jump shot
0:35		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
0:29		Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-55
0:29	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-55
0:10		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:07		Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound
0:00		Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot
0:00		Celtics offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
26
CHA
Hornets
31

Time		Play	Score
11:47	+3	Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	66-58
11:33		Mason Plumlee personal foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul)
11:18		Derrick White misses three point stepback jump shot
11:18		Hornets defensive rebound
11:03	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mason Plumlee assists)	66-60
10:47	+2	Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop layup (Al Horford assists)	68-60
10:33	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)	68-63
10:10		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup
10:05		Jayson Tatum offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point tip layup	70-63
9:53		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:50		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
9:43	+2	Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	72-63
9:27		Terry Rozier misses two point pullup jump shot
9:24		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	75-63
9:07		P.J. Washington offensive foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
9:07		P.J. Washington turnover (offensive foul)
8:51		Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
8:48		P.J. Washington misses two point running layup
8:48		Celtics defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot (Robert Williams III assists)	78-63
8:18		Jayson Tatum personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
8:07		P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
7:54		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
8:04	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point putback dunk	78-65
7:42	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists)	80-65
7:26	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	80-67
7:14		Derrick White turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
7:03		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
7:00		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
6:56		Grant Williams misses two point running layup
6:55		Grant Williams offensive rebound
6:47		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
6:45		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point driving layup (Jalen McDaniels assists)	80-69
6:32		Marcus Smart shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
6:32		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:32	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-70
6:13		P.J. Washington blocks Grant Williams's two point driving layup
6:10		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Jalen McDaniels makes two point running dunk (Mason Plumlee assists)	80-72
5:44	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	83-72
5:30	+3	P.J. Washington makes three point stepback jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)	83-75
5:08		Derrick White misses two point layup
5:06		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
4:56		Mason Plumlee misses two point pullup bank jump shot
4:56		Celtics defensive rebound
4:56		Jalen McDaniels technical foul
4:56	+1	Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1	84-75
4:44	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	87-75
4:43		Hornets 60 second timeout
4:27		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
4:25		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:12	+3	Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	90-75
3:59		Mason Plumlee misses two point driving hook shot
3:58		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
3:58		Grant Williams shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
3:58		Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:58		Hornets offensive rebound
3:58	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-76
3:38		Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-76
3:38	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-76
3:15	+2	Mark Williams makes two point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	92-78
2:54		Grant Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:52		Robert Williams III offensive rebound
2:48		Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:46		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Mark Williams makes two point running dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	92-80
2:17		Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot
2:11		Robert Williams III offensive rebound
2:11		Robert Williams III misses two point tip layup
2:10		Mark Williams defensive rebound
2:01		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point driving layup
1:58		Grant Williams defensive rebound
1:47		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
1:43		Mark Williams defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup	92-82
1:40		Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
1:40		Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:32		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
1:20		Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals)
1:13	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point running layup	92-84
0:59		Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot
0:55		Mark Williams defensive rebound
0:48		Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:46		Mark Williams offensive rebound
0:46		Mark Williams misses two point tip layup
0:46		Hornets offensive rebound
0:36		Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:34		Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound
0:32		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:32		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
0:06		P.J. Washington blocks Grant Williams's two point driving floating jump shot
0:03		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
0:01		Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
0:01	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-85
0:01	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-86
0:00		Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Celtics offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
BOS
Celtics
38
CHA
Hornets
32

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+3	Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists)	95-86
11:24		Luke Kornet shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
11:24	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-87
11:24	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	95-88
11:05		Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:03		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
10:46	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot	95-91
10:31		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
10:30		Grant Williams offensive rebound
10:28		Grant Williams misses two point putback layup
10:28		Grant Williams offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Grant Williams makes two point putback layup	97-91
10:28		Jalen McDaniels shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	98-91
10:15		Grant Williams shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
10:15	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	98-92
10:15	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	98-93
10:08		Bryce McGowens personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul)
9:49		Grant Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:47		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
9:33		Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 3	98-94
9:33	+1	Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 3	98-95
9:33	+1	Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 3 of 3	98-96
9:21		Mark Williams shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	99-96
9:21	+1	Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	100-96
8:59	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot	100-98
8:40		Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 3	101-98
8:40	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 3	102-98
8:40	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 3 of 3	103-98
8:30	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup bank jump shot	103-101
8:07	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup	105-101
7:57		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
7:35		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:26		Luke Kornet offensive rebound
7:34	+2	Luke Kornet makes two point tip layup	107-101
7:15		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:11		Derrick White defensive rebound
6:53		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
6:49		Luke Kornet offensive rebound
6:40		Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot
6:36		Derrick White offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Derrick White makes two point driving layup	109-101
6:34		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:21		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup
6:18		Derrick White defensive rebound
6:05		LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
6:05		Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05		Celtics offensive rebound
6:05	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	110-101
5:47	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Mason Plumlee assists)	110-103
5:21	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot	113-103
5:05	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	113-105
4:41	+2	Al Horford makes two point driving dunk (Derrick White assists)	115-105
4:29	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	115-107
4:10		Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
4:07	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point running layup	115-109
4:07		Derrick White shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	115-110
3:59		Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
3:59	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	116-110
3:59	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	117-110
3:48		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
3:45		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
3:28		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
3:25		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
3:22		Mason Plumlee offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
3:22		Mason Plumlee turnover (offensive foul)
3:22		Celtics 60 second timeout
3:05		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	118-110
3:05	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	119-110
2:56		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:43	+2	Derrick White makes two point driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	121-110
2:20	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	121-112
2:01	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	124-112
1:50	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point dunk (P.J. Washington assists)	124-114
1:24		Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Jalen McDaniels steals)
1:20		Jalen McDaniels misses three point running jump shot
1:17		Terry Rozier offensive rebound
1:15		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
1:12		Al Horford defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	127-114
0:47		Jalen McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot
0:45		Al Horford defensive rebound
0:38	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot	130-114
0:31	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving reverse layup	130-116
0:07		Celtics turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving reverse layup
0:00		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point tip layup	130-118
0:00		End of period

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Mason Plumlee makes two point tip layup