⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+6Q128-22
+5Q228-24
-11Q317-27
+9Q434-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-19 off them
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
4Blocks0
11Threes made4
14Free throws made26
14Steals7
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
