The Hornets (6 - 15) used a third quarter run to send the Celtics (7 - 13) to their second consecutive loss. Charlotte, which has won two straight after dropping 10 in a row, outscored the Celtics 33 - 21 in the third quarter, opened the period on a 14 - 6 run, taking a 54 - 51 lead on a Gerald Henderson three - pointer with 7:37 remaining. The lead reached double - digits near the end of the third, but the Celtics battled back in the fourth quarter, pulling within two on a Marcus Thornton jumper with less than five minutes to play. However, Charlotte responded with nine straight points, all of which came courtesy of Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson, to put the game away. Jefferson led all scorers with 23 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes. Walker finished with 18 points and seven assists, and Lance Stephenson had 13 points on 6 - of - 14 shooting. After missing 12 games with a leg injury, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist returned to action, scoring nine points to go with six rebounds in 19 minutes. Rajon Rondo led Boston with his second triple - double in three games, putting up 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Jeff Green added 16 points, and Tyler Zeller added 13 to go with eight boards. Thornton finished with 16 points in 19 minutes off the bench.
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