Celtics Edge Hornets, Inching Towards Second Seed

0:00It's April 8th. This is Boston Celtics News today, Team News powered by AI. Boston Celtics just handled the Charlotte Hornets 113 to 1 per C and their final regular season matchup. With four games left, they need only two more wins to lock the second seat in the east. They trailed early, but flipped the script with a massive fourth quarter comeback against the scrappy Hornets squad. The games stayed tight through three quarters, with leads swapping back and forth. Jalen Brown led the charge, dropping 31 points, 8 rebounds, and hitting his 2,000th point of the season. Jason Tatum added 18, including tough finishes inside. Fans at TD Garden were hyped on Jason Tatum Bobblehead Night, and the crowd felt the energy as Boston grabbed 13 second chance points in the first half alone. Nikola Vusovic returned after a month out, chipping in key buckets into fence off the bench. Neomyas Keta owned the pain early with 12 points in big boards, while Jordan Wall spalled out with 9 points and 5 rebounds guarding.

1:02Lamello Ball Charlotte hung tough behind Balls 23 at the half, but a 26-7 run to open the fourth, put it away. Boston heads to Madison Square Garden next Thursday, April 9th at 7.30pm against the next. Grab that win, and the second seed is theirs for a strong playoff push.