The Celtics continued their monstrous start to the season on Monday, demolishing the Hornets 140-105 to improve to 17-4.
Here’s what happened.
1. Both the Celtics and Hornets were short-handed. The Celtics gave both Al Horford and Jaylen Brown the night off after their win over the Wizards on Monday, while the Hornets were missing LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier.
The Hornets were significantly worse for the wear. Jalen McDaniels scored 24 hyper-efficient points, and Kelly Oubre added 22, but those two weren’t even close to matching the firepower the Celtics produce on a nightly basis.