Celtics Crush Hornets, Eye Second Seed

0:00On April 8th, Boston Celtics locked down the Charlotte Hornets in a gritty win, pulling away in the fourth quarter with suffocating defense that held. Charlotte to just 15 points on rough shooting. They capped a massive 26-7 run stretching into the final frame, fueled by sharp ball movement and transition buckets, dropping there, magic number to one for clinching second seat in the east. Jalen Brown took over, with 35 points and 9 rebounds, playing every minute of the second half and torching mismatches, especially a rookie. Defender Late. Jason Tatum stayed efficient at 23 points on solid shooting, slicing drives without hesitation, while Nia Mayas-Keta owned the offensive. Glass with five boards turning straight into putbacks for 12 points. Jordan Walsh stepped up huge off the bench, clamping Lamello Ball after the star's 32 first half points. Ball added just four more the rest of. The way thanks to Walsh's screen navigation and contests, Peyton Pritchard heated up

1:00post-half time, with nine points on threes, thriving as a catch and shoot threat amid Boston's flow. The Celtics dominated the paint too, outrebounding Charlotte 45-40, with 13 offensive grabs, and outscoring them, 44-2. 32 inside, finishing strong at the rim despite big bodies, like Diabadi and Cobb Brenner. This victory dropped Charlotte to 9th in the play in race, while Boston eyes clinching Thursday against the Knicks sets up potential playoff fireworks. If these teams collide again, but the Cs showed they got answers for Charlotte's fire. This has been Charlotte Hornets News Today, powered by AI.