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.

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.

The NBA champion Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum, bounced back from an overtime defeat with a gritty 124-109 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte on Friday.