The Charlotte Hornets (12 - 24) defeated the Boston Celtics (11 - 21) 104 - 95 on Monday at the TD Garden in Boston. Behind a strong first half where the Hornets out - scored the Celtics 50 - 36, Charlotte was then able to coast to the victory in the second half as they shot a superior 49 percent from the field, while Boston shot just 40 percent from the floor. The Hornets were also able to out - rebound the Celtics by a wide margin of 48 - 33, despite turning the ball over 16 times. The Hornets were led by starting point guard Kemba Walker. Walker went 12 - for - 26 from the floor and 2 - for - 7 from the three - point line to score a game - high of 33 points, while also adding five assists. It was his second 30 - point outing in a row for the team, as he's now combined for 63 points over his last two games. The Hornets also received a solid contribution from Cody Zeller who went a perfect 8 - for - 8 from the field and 4 - for - 4 from the free throw line to finish with 20 points and seven rebounds. It was a season - high in points for Zeller and a surprising performance, as he's averaging just 8 points per game thus far in the season. Gerald Henderson came just shy of a double - double, recording 13 points (4 - 9 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 5 - 6 FT) and eight assists. The only other Hornet to reach double - digit points was Marvin Williams, who came off the bench for 10 points of his own. Jared Sullinger was the only member of the Celtics starting rotation to really get something going in this game. He went 8 - for - 16 from the field and 6 - for - 6 from the free throw line to score 22 points, while also chipping in eight rebounds. It was one point shy of a season - high for him, as he's now put together a very strong string of games over the last two weeks. The majority of the rest of the Celtics production came from the bench. Jae Crowder played 25 minutes and was able to record 13 points (5 - 10 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT), while James Young recorded an efficient 13 points (5 - 7 FG, 3 - 4 3Pt) of his own, playing in only 17 minutes. Rookie Marcus Smart had nine points and four assists off the bench in 20 minutes as well. The Hornets' next game will be at home against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, while the Celtics will travel to Brooklyn to play the Nets on Wednesday.
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