Is Boston’s upswing continuing?

The Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets face each other 03.02. from 01:30 at TD Garden. The home side will meet Head Coach James Borrego’s side for the third time this season and the record is even with one win and one loss each.

Boston Celtics – Statistics & current form

The Hornets’ latest away win can be described as historic: Prior to that, the Celtics had not lost on their own turf in this pairing over a period of nearly six years, and instead had notched no less than 13 straight victories!

The Bean City hoopsters also won on the previous matchday. However, the success against the second-placed Miami team was mainly due to the tight personnel situation of their opponents. The franchise from the Sunshine State was missing several key players such as Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry.

Charlotte Hornets – Statistics & current form

The Hornets set a new franchise record for scoring in a game with 158 points in the game against the Pacers a few days ago! In general, the offense of the

Basketballers from North Carolina is in very good shape this season: Four teams alone are ahead of Charlotte in the NBA’s offensive rating.

In contrast, the defensive work of the visitors is still in need of improvement. In this rating, they again only rank fifth to last. With Gordon Hayward, a powerful player on the three is also missing again.

The 31-year-old, who was previously under contract with their upcoming opponents, is no longer on the pandemic roster, but will still have to watch against his old colleagues due to poor fitness.

Boston Celtics – Charlotte Hornets Tip

For the game between the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets, the forecast includes more than 25.5 points by Jaylen Brown on the side of the home side. The shooting guard has delivered at least 26 points in four games. Especially the threes are hitting, as shown by a scoring rate of more than 50 per cent in three of the last four games.

Against the already defensively weak guests, the 25-year-old should now once again convince with his scoring. Furthermore, the hosts have been more stable than the Hornets recently with four wins from the last five games and the home advantage plays into their hands as well.