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Sat Mar 19, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Boston CelticsCeltics
103
away
Chemistry Hot
New Orleans HornetsHornets
114
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Boston CelticsCeltics 24 24 26 29 103
New Orleans HornetsHornets 31 30 28 25 114

After Action Report

In New Orleans, the Hornets outlasted the Celtics 114-103. Hornets controlled the tempo from tip to buzzer. Hornets' defenders refused to give up clean looks; second-chance points piled up for the Celtics. The Hornets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Hornets rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift.

What tipped it

  • Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Celtics · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Celtics · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.