Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (41-20) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (30-31) on Wednesday.

The Hornets played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 109-93 in their last game. Charlotte ended the contest having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (38 out of 91) and knocked down 16 of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets made 17 of 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 55 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. Portland earned 22 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Portland had 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Portland finished the contest at 63.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 attempts. They also buried 11 of their 47 tries from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 22 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Brandon Miller is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He totaled 26 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and also collected 8 boards. Miller finished the game at 47.4% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Charlotte heads into this contest with a mark of 30-31 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per game and as a team they commit 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 46.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,620 dimes for the year, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are shooting 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (970 of 2,565) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. They average 116.0 pts per contest (12th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.0). The Hornets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,553 of 5,408) and they concede 39.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,628 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 108-81 when they played the Bucks. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed Milwaukee to get 41 in total (9 offensive). They finished 36.1% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 36 and ended up going 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). The Celtics permitted the Bucks to bury 27 of 74 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics finished 41 out of 95 from the floor which had them shooting 43.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Boston converted 20 out of 50 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. The Bucks committed 13 fouls in the game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Celtics snagged 35 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 54 for the game.

Payton Pritchard ended up having an impact for the Celtics in the game. Pritchard scored 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 9 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 of 23 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 41-20 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in basketball. Boston has accumulated 7,007 points for the season (114.9 per contest) and they average 46.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (29th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Celtics are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense allows 36.0% on three-point shots (849 of 2,357) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.8 assists and 41.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 6th and 6th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points allowed per contest with 107.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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