⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-7Q119-24
-3Q226-27
+7Q328-20
+6Q432-25
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 24-6 off them
Key battles
6Points off turnovers24
4Steals13
8Blocks2
18Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
