Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
26
15
41
2765
2644
39
15
38
84
42
50
10
9
90
36
8
44
3
29
6
12
11
108
4
912
45
5
2324
1410
61
20
20
100
108
23
131
20
106
13
32
3425
6060
108
24
22
1720
810
47
44
34
77
99
30
129
01
85
02
52
2128
6060
9
4
44
23
14
61
2
2
100
10
2
12
2
10
1
3
34
60
12
5
42
24
10
42
0
0
0
8
3
11
0
6
3
2
25
60
10
2
20
17
8
47
4
3
75
9
3
12
0
8
0
5
21
60
8
4
50
20
10
50
4
4
100
9
0
9
1
5
2
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
33
8
14
57
1
5
20
5
5
100
2
4
6
4
0
0
2
1
22
13
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
32
2
9
22
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
5
12
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
31
14
25
56
7
15
47
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
0
0
3
1
35
14
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
29
5
11
45
3
8
38
2
2
100
0
7
7
3
1
1
0
0
15
13
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
21
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
1
0
3
2
6
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
27
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
2
1
2
0
2
1
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
26
6
9
67
2
2
100
1
2
50
3
6
9
4
1
0
1
2
15
0
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
19
4
7
57
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
9
-4
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
14
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
2
0
3
-3
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Demetrius
Jackson
Demetrius Jackson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
January
2017
Wednesday
TD Garden
Boston
Knicks
New York
True
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
20
21
41
2482
2849
25
8
32
86
38
44
17
14
82
32
10
42
4
25
4
11
15
98
4
65
43
66
2515
118
5
45
44
98
79
30
109
20
46
10
17
3023
6060
86
10
12
2125
712
34
44
33
75
610
34
644
02
69
12
12
1827
6060
6
4
67
25
11
44
4
4
100
7
3
10
2
4
1
1
30
60
5
3
60
15
8
53
5
4
80
9
0
9
0
6
0
7
23
60
8
1
12
21
7
33
4
3
75
6
3
9
0
6
1
1
18
60
6
0
0
25
12
48
4
3
75
10
4
14
2
9
2
2
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
37
8
21
38
3
7
43
5
5
100
2
2
4
2
1
0
3
2
24
-11
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
37
2
11
18
0
4
0
4
5
80
1
9
10
10
1
2
4
0
8
-7
double
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
True
35
3
11
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
7
9
1
0
1
1
2
6
-14
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
30
5
7
71
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
3
8
2
0
1
2
2
13
-12
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
28
8
14
57
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
2
21
0
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
19
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
7
-10
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
17
3
7
43
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
7
0
none
Spencer
Hawes
Spencer Hawes
False
17
3
5
60
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
6
2
none
Ramon
Sessions
Ramon Sessions
False
16
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
3
6
2
none
Treveon
Graham
Treveon Graham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
January
2017
Wednesday
Spectrum Center
Charlotte
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
In an unsurprising turn of events , Isaiah Thomas was the big story in Monday 's game between the Celtics and the Hornets . `` The Little Guy `` finished the night with 35 points and extended his league lead on fourth - quarter scoring with a whopping 17 points in the final 12 minutes . Thomas shot 14 - of - 25 including seven made three - pointers and added five rebounds and four assists on the night . Boston also saw strong play from All-Star center Al Horford , who toyed with the Charlotte frontcourt en route to an efficient 22 points in 34 minutes . After a season - best night in Atlanta on Friday , bench big man Kelly Olynyk came up huge once again , scoring 15 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists . The Celtics continued their barrage of three - point shooting , making 15 threes and shooting a flat 50 percent from the field on the night . Charlotte , meanwhile , saw a relatively underwhelming offensive night . Point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 24 points but shot just 8 - of - 21 . Big man Marvin Williams scored an efficient 21 points , but the Hornets lagged behind Boston in shooting with only 44 percent from the field with eight three - pointers . The host Boston Celtics took down the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden on Monday , 108 - 98 . Boston ( 26 - 15 ) is now 13 - 3 in its last 16 contests and has seen star point guard Isaiah Thomas ascend to a new level through his recent play . Thomas leads the NBA in scoring in the fourth quarter and posted another big final 12 minutes on Monday , scoring 17 points in the fourth to give him 35 on the night . The All-Star drained seven three - pointers and had five rebounds and four assists in what was yet another astounding night for the Celtics ' star . While the game was close throughout , Boston held the lead from the second quarter and on , never allowing Charlotte to regain control of the game . A big part of the Celtics ' success was All-Star center Al Horford , who quietly scored 22 points while pulling in six rebounds . Off the bench , center Kelly Olynyk came through for 15 points and nine rebounds after an extremely strong 26 - point outing in Atlanta on Friday . The Celtics also saw the return of injured shooting guard Avery Bradley , who had missed the previous week of play with an achilles injury . Bradley appeared rusty , however , going for just five points on 2 - of - 9 shooting and committing a pair of costly turnovers . Charlotte ( 20 - 21 ) fell to 0 - 5 on its road trip with Monday 's loss . The team has struggled mightily after a strong 6 - 1 start to the season . Monday , however , showed some promise , as the Hornets were able to hold close to the surging Celtics . Star point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 24 points while adding four rebounds . Shooting guard Nicolas Batum was a key factor in almost every element , playing tough defense and narrowly missing a triple - double . Batum finished with eight points , 10 rebounds , and 10 assists . Big man Marvin Williams caused problems for the Boston frontcourt with his athletic scoring touch , finishing the night with 21 points . The Celtics will host the Knicks on Wednesday , while the Hornets will host the Trail Blazers .
In an unsurprising turn of events, Isaiah Thomas was the big story in Monday's game between the Celtics and the Hornets. "The Little Guy "finished the night with 35 points and extended his league lead on fourth - quarter scoring with a whopping 17 points in the final 12 minutes. Thomas shot 14 - of - 25 including seven made three - pointers and added five rebounds and four assists on the night. Boston also saw strong play from All-Star center Al Horford, who toyed with the Charlotte frontcourt en route to an efficient 22 points in 34 minutes. After a season - best night in Atlanta on Friday, bench big man Kelly Olynyk came up huge once again, scoring 15 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists. The Celtics continued their barrage of three - point shooting, making 15 threes and shooting a flat 50 percent from the field on the night. Charlotte, meanwhile, saw a relatively underwhelming offensive night. Point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 24 points but shot just 8 - of - 21. Big man Marvin Williams scored an efficient 21 points, but the Hornets lagged behind Boston in shooting with only 44 percent from the field with eight three - pointers.
In an unsurprising turn of events, Isaiah Thomas was the big story in Monday's game between the Celtics and the Hornets. "The Little Guy "finished the night with 35 points and extended his league lead on fourth - quarter scoring with a whopping 17 points in the final 12 minutes. Thomas shot 14 - of - 25 including seven made three - pointers and added five rebounds and four assists on the night. Boston also saw strong play from All-Star center Al Horford, who toyed with the Charlotte frontcourt en route to an efficient 22 points in 34 minutes. After a season - best night in Atlanta on Friday, bench big man Kelly Olynyk came up huge once again, scoring 15 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists. The Celtics continued their barrage of three - point shooting, making 15 threes and shooting a flat 50 percent from the field on the night. Charlotte, meanwhile, saw a relatively underwhelming offensive night. Point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 24 points but shot just 8 - of - 21. Big man Marvin Williams scored an efficient 21 points, but the Hornets lagged behind Boston in shooting with only 44 percent from the field with eight three - pointers. The host Boston Celtics took down the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden on Monday, 108 - 98. Boston (26 - 15) is now 13 - 3 in its last 16 contests and has seen star point guard Isaiah Thomas ascend to a new level through his recent play. Thomas leads the NBA in scoring in the fourth quarter and posted another big final 12 minutes on Monday, scoring 17 points in the fourth to give him 35 on the night. The All-Star drained seven three - pointers and had five rebounds and four assists in what was yet another astounding night for the Celtics' star. While the game was close throughout, Boston held the lead from the second quarter and on, never allowing Charlotte to regain control of the game. A big part of the Celtics' success was All-Star center Al Horford, who quietly scored 22 points while pulling in six rebounds. Off the bench, center Kelly Olynyk came through for 15 points and nine rebounds after an extremely strong 26 - point outing in Atlanta on Friday. The Celtics also saw the return of injured shooting guard Avery Bradley, who had missed the previous week of play with an achilles injury. Bradley appeared rusty, however, going for just five points on 2 - of - 9 shooting and committing a pair of costly turnovers. Charlotte (20 - 21) fell to 0 - 5 on its road trip with Monday's loss. The team has struggled mightily after a strong 6 - 1 start to the season. Monday, however, showed some promise, as the Hornets were able to hold close to the surging Celtics. Star point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 24 points while adding four rebounds. Shooting guard Nicolas Batum was a key factor in almost every element, playing tough defense and narrowly missing a triple - double. Batum finished with eight points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Big man Marvin Williams caused problems for the Boston frontcourt with his athletic scoring touch, finishing the night with 21 points. The Celtics will host the Knicks on Wednesday, while the Hornets will host the Trail Blazers.
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<DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Demetrius Jackson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 21 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 10 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ramon Sessions <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Spencer Hawes <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Treveon Graham <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none