Shaking off their first loss of the season, the Boston Celtics got right back on track and defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 124-109, at Spectrum Center on Friday night.
Boston paid a few old friends a visit on the road, doing so without Al Horford (load management) which opened the door for Neemias Queta minutes off the bench. It wasn’t easy, especially in the second quarter once the Hornets found their hot hand, but the Celtics overcame a valiant effort from the second-to-worst team in the Eastern Conference last season to bounce back in the first of two in the Buzz City.