National Basketball Association
Boston 127, Charlotte 116
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 10, 2023
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #36 Brent Barnaky, #21 Dedric Taylor, #15 Zach Zarba
Attendance: 19156

Although they were without Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics sank 25 3-pointers and earned a 127-116 home victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Jayson Tatum made five 3-pointers, including the 1,000th of his career, and finished with a game-high 41 points. Tatum, 24, is the youngest player in NBA history to make 1,000 3-point field goals.

Boston's Derrick White added a career-high eight 3-pointers and finished with 33 points. Center Robert Williams III had 16 rebounds for the Celtics, who attempted 55 3-pointers.

Brown suffered a facial fracture when he collided with Tatum while both players were chasing down a rebound in the second quarter of Boston's 106-99 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday. Before Friday's game, Brad Stevens, the Celtics president of basketball operations, said it's unlikely the injury will require surgery, but gave no timetable for Brown's return.

Brown was named an Eastern Conference reserve for this year's NBA All-Star Game last week. He's averaging 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season.

Terry Rozier (27 points) and LaMelo Ball (24) led the Charlotte offense. Center Mark Williams had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who have lost six in a row overall and their last seven road games.

Boston led 32-24 after one quarter and 71-53 at halftime. Despite a 15-0 run late in the third quarter, Charlotte trailed 97-81 entering the fourth. Boston led by 28 midway through the third, but Charlotte was within 10 in the fourth.

The loss came one day after the Hornets traded forward Jalen McDaniels to Philadelphia and center Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers in an apparent youth movement.

The Celtics, who have won five of their last six games, won all four meetings between the teams this season.

Mike Muscala made four 3-pointers in his debut with the Celtics. Boston acquired Muscala from Oklahoma City for Justin Jackson and two second-round picks.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   Boston
Terry Rozier 27 Scoring Jayson Tatum 41
LaMelo Ball 10 Assists Derrick White 10
Mark Williams 12 Rebounds Robert Williams III 16
Terry Rozier 6 Free Throws Made Jayson Tatum 10
Terry Rozier 3 Steals Malcolm Brogdon 2
P.J. Washington 3 Blocks Derrick White 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 116 48.4 8-23 18-26 26 47 6 9 13
Boston 127 49.4 25-55 14-17 34 43 7 7 15
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Celtics have a W/L % of .769 after a win and .588 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game at home against Denver. The Hornets have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .286 after a loss.