The Celtics’ second road win in as many games came about as differently from the first as possible. After cruising to a blowout victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, Boston finished up their first back-to-back of by winning a 140-129 OT thriller over the Hornets in Charlotte.
The teams traded blows early, with Charlotte throwing the first punch by jumping out to a 27-17 lead. Without Al Horford, the Celtics frontline saw new faces get playing time, including Jabari Parker. Parker changed the first quarter by providing instant offense off the bench, finishing with 11 points in the opening stanza alone.