Following a disastrous first quarter that the Hornets slept through, Charlotte stormed back from down 20 to cut the Boston lead to two late in the third quarter before eventually falling short late. Here are a couple of initial takeaways from the Hornets' loss.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 25 points and the Boston Celtics pulled away late to beat Charlotte 124-109 in a heated game on Friday night in which two Hornets players were ejected.

Jayson Tatum pumped in 29 points and Payton Pritchard hit six 3-pointers on the way to 22 points off the bench as the Boston Celtics defeated the host Charlotte Hornets 113-103 on Sunday night.