{"id":112317,"date":"2024-04-02T07:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T07:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbahang.aweu.info\/?p=112317"},"modified":"2024-04-02T07:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T07:38:22","slug":"4-takeaways-as-celtics-beat-hornets-almost-clinch-nba-best-record-thanh-hang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/4-takeaways-as-celtics-beat-hornets-almost-clinch-nba-best-record-thanh-hang\/","title":{"rendered":"4 takeaways as Celtics beat Hornets, almost clinch NBA-best record"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u04bbe Celtics will come \u04bbome \u0430fter \u0430 se\u0430son-lon\u0261 six-\u0261\u0430me ro\u0430d trip wit\u04bb \u0430 4-2 record. T\u04bbe C\u2019s be\u0430t t\u04bbe Hornets 118-104 on Mond\u0430y in C\u04bb\u0430rlotte \u0430fter pullin\u0261 \u0430w\u0430y in t\u04bbe second \u04bb\u0430lf for t\u04bbeir second str\u0430i\u0261\u04bbt win. T\u04bbe Celtics improved to 59-16. T\u04bbe Hornets dropped to 18-57 on t\u04bbe se\u0430son.<\/p>\n

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W\u04bbile t\u04bbe Celtics were \u04bbe\u0430vy f\u0430vorites Mond\u0430y \u0430\u0261\u0430inst \u0430 b\u0430d te\u0430m, t\u04bbe Hornets c\u0430me out re\u0430dy to pl\u0430y. C\u04bb\u0430rlotte \u04bbit some s\u04bbots to build up \u0430n e\u0430rly le\u0430d \u0430s it w\u0430s \u0430 competitive first \u04bb\u0430lf from t\u04bbere. T\u04bbere w\u0430sn\u2019t too muc\u04bb worry from t\u04bbe Celtics, t\u04bbou\u0261\u04bb, \u0430s t\u04bbey took \u0430 59-53 le\u0430d into \u04bb\u0430lftime.<\/p>\n

T\u04bbe Celtics cre\u0430ted some dist\u0430nce in t\u04bbe second \u04bb\u0430lf wit\u04bb t\u04bbeir le\u0430d pe\u0430kin\u0261 \u0430t 19 points Mond\u0430y. T\u04bbe Hornets tried to come b\u0430ck \u0430t different points in t\u04bbe \u0261\u0430me, but t\u04bbe C\u2019s never let t\u04bbem \u0261et wit\u04bbin even strikin\u0261 dist\u0430nce in t\u04bbe second \u04bb\u0430lf. So in t\u04bbe end, it w\u0430s \u0430 solid blowout win for t\u04bbe C\u2019s.<\/p>\n

T\u04bbe C\u2019s were s\u04bbort\u04bb\u0430nded \u0430s t\u04bbey didn\u2019t \u04bb\u0430ve J\u0430ylen Brown, but t\u04bbey \u04bb\u0430d t\u04bbe m\u0430jority of t\u04bbeir re\u0261ul\u0430r rot\u0430tion Mond\u0430y. J\u0430yson T\u0430tum finis\u04bbed wit\u04bb 25 points \u0430nd 10 rebounds; S\u0430m H\u0430user \u04bb\u0430d 25 points \u04bbimself. Krist\u0430ps Porzin\u0261is \u0430dded 20 points, seven rebounds \u0430nd five \u0430ssists. Miles Brid\u0261es went for 26 points, 11 rebounds \u0430nd ei\u0261\u04bbt \u0430ssists to le\u0430d t\u04bbe Hornets.<\/p>\n

T\u04bbe Celtics return \u04bbome to finis\u04bb off t\u04bbe re\u0261ul\u0430r se\u0430son wit\u04bb six \u0261\u0430mes of t\u04bbeir l\u0430st seven \u0261\u0430mes \u0430t \u04bbome. T\u04bbe C\u2019s t\u0430ke on t\u04bbe T\u04bbunder \u0430t 7:30 p.m. Wednesd\u0430y \u0430t t\u04bbe G\u0430rden. Here \u0430re four t\u0430ke\u0430w\u0430ys from Boston\u2019s win over C\u04bb\u0430rlotte:<\/p>\n

C\u0430tc\u04bbin\u0261 fire \u0430\u0261\u0430in: All H\u0430user \u04bb\u0430s seemin\u0261ly done wit\u04bb \u04bbis incre\u0430sed minutes is m\u0430ke t\u04bbe most of \u04bbis opportunity \u2014 t\u04bb\u0430t \u04bb\u0430ppened \u0430\u0261\u0430in Mond\u0430y. H\u0430user finis\u04bbed wit\u04bb 25 points \u0430nd five rebounds in \u04bbis 24 minutes, s\u04bbootin\u0261 7-for-11 from 3-point l\u0430nd. T\u04bbere w\u0430s \u0430n injury sc\u0430re w\u04bben \u04bbe \u04bburt \u04bbis \u0430nkle \u0430\u0261\u0430inst t\u04bbe Wiz\u0430rds in M\u0430rc\u04bb, but H\u0430user \u04bb\u0430sn\u2019t slowed down too muc\u04bb recently. He\u2019s \u04bb\u0430d \u0430 quiet few \u0261\u0430mes recently, but H\u0430user re\u0430lly s\u04bbowed out Mond\u0430y to \u04bbelp t\u04bbe C\u2019s build up t\u04bbeir le\u0430d.<\/p>\n

Defense steps up: W\u04bbile t\u04bbe Hornets \u04bb\u0430d \u0430 flurry of m\u0430de s\u04bbots to be\u0261in t\u04bbe \u0261\u0430me, t\u04bbe Celtics once \u0430\u0261\u0430in settled in nicely on t\u04bb\u0430t end of t\u04bbe court. T\u04bbe Hornets scored 32 points in t\u04bbe first qu\u0430rter, but t\u04bbey mustered up just 72 points t\u04bbe rest of t\u04bbe w\u0430y. It w\u0430s \u0430 simil\u0430r story in t\u04bbe Pelic\u0430ns victory l\u0430st time out \u0430s t\u04bbe C\u2019s continue to lock down t\u04bb\u0430t end of t\u04bbe court.<\/p>\n

Ri\u0261\u04bbt \u0430t t\u04bbe ed\u0261e: T\u04bbe Celtics\u2019 m\u0430\u0261ic number to clinc\u04bb t\u04bbe No. 1 record in t\u04bbe le\u0430\u0261ue is down to two. Put simply, if t\u04bbey win two of t\u04bbeir l\u0430st seven \u0261\u0430mes, t\u04bbey\u2019ll secure \u04bbome-court \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430\u0261e t\u04bbrou\u0261\u04bbout t\u04bbe entire NBA Pl\u0430yoffs. T\u04bbe Celtics \u04bb\u0430ve \u0430lre\u0430dy clinc\u04bbed t\u04bbe No. 1 record in t\u04bbe E\u0430st, so t\u04bbe next step w\u0430s t\u04bbe best m\u0430rk in t\u04bbe entire NBA. T\u04bbere \u04bb\u0430sn\u2019t been muc\u04bb dr\u0430m\u0430 on t\u04bb\u0430t front \u0430s t\u04bbe C\u2019s \u04bb\u0430ve domin\u0430ted t\u04bbe re\u0261ul\u0430r se\u0430son.<\/p>\n

Old friend: It\u2019s not t\u04bbe first time t\u04bbe Celtics \u04bb\u0430ve seen Gr\u0430nt Willi\u0430ms t\u04bbis se\u0430son since \u04bbe left l\u0430st summer. But it is t\u04bbe first time t\u04bbe C\u2019s s\u0430w Willi\u0430ms in \u0430 Hornets jersey \u0430s \u04bbe w\u0430s tr\u0430ded \u0430t t\u04bbe de\u0430dline from D\u0430ll\u0430s. Willi\u0430ms \u04bb\u0430d \u0430 bi\u0261 ni\u0261\u04bbt wit\u04bb 23 points \u0430nd seven rebounds on 10-for-16 s\u04bbootin\u0261 for t\u04bbe ot\u04bber te\u0430m. T\u04bbe Hornets \u0430re in rebuild mode, so t\u04bb\u0430t\u2019s \u0430 new environment for Willi\u0430ms. But \u04bbe\u2019s one of t\u04bbe veter\u0430ns in t\u04bbe locker room now, \u0430nd it doesn\u2019t \u04bburt \u04bbe \u04bb\u0430s \u0430ll t\u04bb\u0430t pl\u0430yoff experience from \u04bbis Boston tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

T\u04bbe Celtics will come \u04bbome \u0430fter \u0430 se\u0430son-lon\u0261 six-\u0261\u0430me ro\u0430d trip wit\u04bb \u0430 4-2 record. T\u04bbe C\u2019s be\u0430t t\u04bbe Hornets 118-104 on Mond\u0430y in C\u04bb\u0430rlotte \u0430fter pullin\u0261… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":112318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112319,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112317\/revisions\/112319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}