A somnambulist-looking version of the Celtics dropped a matinee against Scary Terry and the Hornets, losing 125-104.
They were immensely sloppy with the ball and unprepared on defense, letting Charlotte run buckwild in transition to bomb away from deep. (Rozier, Miles Bridges, Devonte’ Graham and P.J. Washington all had multiple 3-pointers and scored 20+ points by the game’s end.) While the Cs bench built a bit of momentum at the end of the period, the Hornets still led 33-23 after 12 minutes.
The lackluster offense continued in Q2 for Boston as they watched Charlotte move the ball, play with pace and shred their completely disorganized defense.