Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics
Preseason
112
2-1
103
0-3
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (39-89)
Field Goal %
38% (39-102)
43% (19-44)
Three Point %
27% (10-37)
88% (15-17)
Free Throw %
68% (15-22)
20
Turnovers
10
57
Rebounds
52
13
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:JD Ralls
Shot Chart
- P.J. Washington misses dunk
- Derrick White makes driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes 3-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball misses 8-foot two point shot
- Terry Rozier makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
- Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
- Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
- P.J. Washington misses layup
- Derrick White makes two point shot
- LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
- LaMelo Ball misses layup
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes tip shot
- Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2
- LaMelo Ball makes two point shot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jaylen Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)
- LaMelo Ball makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Noah Vonleh makes hook shot (Sam Hauser assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier misses driving layup
- Derrick White makes two point shot
- LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
- Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point shot
- P.J. Washington makes two point shot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot
- Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball misses three point jumper
- P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Blake Griffin misses 26-foot jump bank shot
- LaMelo Ball misses 12-foot two point shot
- P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jalen McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown misses two point shot
- Nick Richards misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nick Richards makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Bouknight misses driving layup
- JT Thor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Payton Pritchard makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Jalen McDaniels makes 3-foot dunk (Terry Rozier assists)
- Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three pointer
- Blake Griffin misses 14-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Bouknight misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Justin Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Payton Pritchard misses 9-foot two point shot
- Justin Jackson misses driving layup
- JT Thor misses driving layup
- Jake Layman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Terry Rozier makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Justin Jackson makes two point shot (Jake Layman assists)
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 3
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 3
- Terry Rozier misses free throw 3 of 3
- LaMelo Ball misses 12-foot jumper
- Nick Richards makes two point shot
- Derrick White makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Noah Vonleh assists)
- LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
- LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
- James Bouknight misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jaylen Brown misses two point shot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Derrick White misses 7-foot two point shot
- Noah Vonleh makes two point shot
- P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick White misses free throw 1 of 1
- Noah Vonleh makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)
- P.J. Washington makes 5-foot two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Grant Williams makes driving floating jump shot (Derrick White assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noah Vonleh assists)
- LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes driving layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses jumper
- Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Terry Rozier misses driving layup
- Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes layup (P.J. Washington assists)
- Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes tip shot
- Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
- Grant Williams makes driving layup
- Grant Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Grant Williams makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)
- LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
- Blake Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier misses driving layup
- Grant Williams misses 10-foot two point shot
- LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot jump bank shot
- Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
- Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot two point shot
- Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Grant Williams misses 27-foot three point shot
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot
- Terry Rozier makes two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)
- Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw
- P.J. Washington misses three point jumper
- Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)
- LaMelo Ball misses two point shot
- Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot
- P.J. Washington makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
- P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 1
- Mason Plumlee makes hook shot (P.J. Washington assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 1
- Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
- LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Grant Williams makes jumper
- James Bouknight misses layup
- Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
- Justin Jackson misses two point shot
- Noah Vonleh misses driving layup
- Noah Vonleh makes tip shot
- James Bouknight misses driving layup
- Jalen McDaniels makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)
- Justin Jackson misses two point shot
- Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brodric Thomas assists)
- Terry Rozier makes 13-foot two point shot
- Justin Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Terry Rozier misses jumper
- Jalen McDaniels misses dunk
- Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
- James Bouknight misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Bouknight makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jake Layman misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jalen McDaniels misses dunk
- Brodric Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Payton Pritchard makes driving layup (Jake Layman assists)
- Noah Vonleh makes layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
- JT Thor misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Justin Jackson misses layup
- Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jalen McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Justin Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot
- Mark Williams makes layup
- Payton Pritchard makes 24-foot pullup jump shot
- LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
- Mark Williams misses dunk
- Jake Layman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake Layman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brodric Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
- Noah Vonleh makes free throw 1 of 2
- Noah Vonleh makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jalen McDaniels misses 10-foot two point shot
- Noah Vonleh misses two point shot
- JT Thor misses 22-foot three point jumper
- JT Thor makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Mark Williams assists)
- Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Justin Jackson makes two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Jalen Crutcher misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three pointer
- James Bouknight misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jalen Crutcher misses 27-foot three point shot
- James Bouknight misses three point jumper
- Jalen McDaniels misses driving layup
- JT Thor makes 3-foot driving dunk (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Justin Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot
- Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point shot
- James Bouknight misses driving layup
- JT Thor makes tip shot
- Justin Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Crutcher makes 23-foot three point shot (James Bouknight assists)
- Payton Pritchard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Justin Jackson assists)
- Jalen Crutcher misses two point shot
- JD Davison misses driving layup
- Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- JT Thor misses driving layup
- Payton Pritchard misses pullup jump shot
- Bryce McGowens makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mark Williams makes layup
- Noah Vonleh makes layup (JD Davison assists)
- Bryce McGowens misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | L1 |
| Toronto | 32 | 22 | .593 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 22 | .577 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 14 | 37 | .275 | 19 | W1 |
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 27 | 24 | .529 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 28 | 26 | .519 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 26 | 28 | .481 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 25 | 28 | .472 | 3 | W9 |
| Washington | 14 | 38 | .269 | 13.5 | L2 |
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