⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+15Q132-16
+2Q230-29
-8Q315-22
-7Q423-29
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 32-18 off them
Key battles
4Blocks9
32Points off turnovers18
16Turnovers27
16Steals10
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
