Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics?

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics 118-89 on March 4, 2026.

Kon Knueppel scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Derrick White scored 29 for the Boston Celtics.

Charlotte Hornets at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Mar 4, 2026 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics 118-89 on the road on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at TD Garden. Kon Knueppel had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists for the Charlotte Hornets. Derrick White had 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The Charlotte Hornets led 64-43 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jaylen Brown (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 44, Boston Celtics 26. LaMelo Ball had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics?: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Boston Celtics 118-89 on March 4, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Kon Knueppel scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Derrick White scored 29 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	35	29	27	27	118
Boston Celtics	23	20	25	21	89

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 20 Kon Knueppel
Rebounds: 9 Moussa Diabate
Assists: 6 Moussa Diabate

Boston Celtics

Points: 29 Derrick White
Rebounds: 11 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 7 Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles Bridges starter	30:57	9	3	2	0	0	0	3-10	2-7	1-2	0	+21
Kon Knueppel starter	30:48	20	4	0	0	1	1	7-14	4-8	2-3	2	+22
Moussa Diabate starter	29:05	9	9	6	2	0	0	2-4	0-0	5-6	5	+11
Brandon Miller starter	27:03	18	5	2	3	0	1	8-13	2-5	0-0	4	+12
LaMelo Ball starter	23:18	18	7	4	0	0	0	7-17	4-10	0-0	4	+9
Josh Green bench	20:36	6	3	1	1	0	0	1-3	1-3	3-3	0	+10
Coby White bench	19:48	17	1	6	1	0	0	6-9	2-3	3-4	1	+17
Sion James bench	17:01	6	4	3	0	0	1	1-4	1-4	3-3	1	+11
Ryan Kalkbrenner bench	14:20	6	2	1	1	2	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	+13
Pat Connaughton bench	13:38	6	2	1	1	0	0	2-7	2-6	0-0	0	+7
Xavier Tillman bench	4:36	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+5
Antonio Reeves bench	4:36	3	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	+5
Tre Mann bench	4:17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	+2

Not available: Tidjane Salaun, Grant Williams

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	33:42	20	11	7	0	0	3	7-19	1-4	5-6	1	-20
Baylor Scheierman starter	31:30	9	4	5	0	0	3	3-4	1-2	2-2	1	-10
Derrick White starter	29:19	29	2	3	1	0	1	9-17	3-9	8-8	1	-18
Sam Hauser starter	25:19	3	7	1	0	0	0	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	-21
Neemias Queta starter	16:14	2	2	0	0	1	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	-12
Hugo Gonzalez bench	25:19	8	6	1	0	0	1	3-8	2-4	0-0	1	-19
Payton Pritchard bench	24:12	0	2	0	0	0	2	0-6	0-5	0-0	2	-14
Nikola Vučević bench	16:46	7	4	1	0	1	0	2-10	1-3	2-2	1	-9
Jordan Walsh bench	15:37	2	5	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	-10
Luka Garza bench	15:00	9	2	0	0	1	2	3-5	1-3	2-2	3	-8
Ron Harper Jr. bench	7:02	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-4

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Boston Celtics
17/21 (81%)	Free throws	19/20 (95%)
22/40 (55%)	2 pointers	20/43 (46%)
19/49 (38%)	3 pointers	10/36 (27%)
41/89 (46%)	Field goals	30/79 (38%)
43	Rebounds	45
32	Defensive rebounds	36
11	Offensive rebounds	9
26	Assists	18
4	Turnovers	15
10	Steals	1
4	Blocks	3
19	Fouls	14
8	Max points in a row	8
47:44	Time spent in lead	0:00
29	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 29 Q4 1:03
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: Never led
Longest run: 8-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q1 11:44 to Q1 9:11

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
11:44	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:08	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	4	0
10:29	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	5	0
9:11	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	8	0
8:54	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	8	2
8:36	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	8	4
8:00	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	11	4
7:37	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	11	7
7:22	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	14	7
7:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	14	10
6:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	15	10
6:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	16	10
6:37	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	16	13
6:22	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	18	13
5:06	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	20	13
4:48	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	20	16
4:37	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	23	16
3:19	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	26	16
2:53	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	26	17
2:53	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	26	18
2:11	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	28	18
1:43	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	30	18
1:16	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	32	18
1:03	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	32	21
0:31	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	32	22
0:31	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	32	23
0:10	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	35	23

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
11:29	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	36	23
11:29	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	37	23
10:42	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	40	23
9:51	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	40	25
9:30	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	42	25
8:17	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	42	27
7:53	Charlotte Hornets	Pat Connaughton 3-pt field goal	45	27
7:15	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	46	27
6:46	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	49	27
6:07	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	49	29
5:32	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	49	32
5:20	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	51	32
5:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	51	34
4:45	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	54	34
4:22	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	54	37
3:50	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	56	37
3:37	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	56	39
2:45	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	59	39
2:11	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	61	39
1:30	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	61	40
1:30	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	61	41
1:11	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	61	43
0:49	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	64	43

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
11:41	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	66	43
10:42	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	66	46
10:25	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	68	46
10:12	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	68	48
9:53	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	68	50
9:37	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	70	50
9:23	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	70	52
8:59	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	70	54
7:44	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	70	55
7:44	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	70	56
7:33	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	72	56
7:00	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	74	56
6:36	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	74	58
6:25	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	77	58
5:52	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	80	58
5:25	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	82	58
3:57	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	82	60
2:59	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	82	61
2:59	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	82	62
2:59	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	82	63
2:29	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	82	66
1:51	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	85	66
1:32	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević Free throw	85	67
1:32	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević Free throw	85	68
0:33	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	87	68
0:12	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	88	68
0:04	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	90	68
0:04	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	91	68

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
11:24	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	93	68
11:07	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	93	71
10:03	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	95	71
9:32	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	95	73
9:07	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	96	73
8:49	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	96	74
8:49	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	96	75
8:19	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	96	76
8:19	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	96	77
7:59	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green Free throw	97	77
7:59	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green Free throw	98	77
7:59	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green Free throw	99	77
7:48	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	101	77
7:13	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	104	77
7:02	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	104	79
6:38	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	107	79
6:23	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	107	81
5:30	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	107	83
4:54	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	108	83
4:54	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	109	83
4:36	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	109	84
4:36	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	109	85
4:17	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	110	85
4:17	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	111	85
4:17	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	112	85
3:35	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	112	87
2:37	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	112	89
2:08	Charlotte Hornets	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	115	89
1:03	Charlotte Hornets	Pat Connaughton 3-pt field goal	118	89

2025-26 season series

After this game: Charlotte Hornets 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-1.

Mar 4: Charlotte Hornets 118 at Boston Celtics 89 (this game)
Mar 29: Boston Celtics 114 at Charlotte Hornets 99
Apr 7: Charlotte Hornets 102 at Boston Celtics 113

Highlights

Celtics 89 - 118 Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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