⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+9Q129-19
+1Q224-22
+5Q329-22
-5Q419-21
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 28-10 off them
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
Key battles
28Points off turnovers10
15Offensive rebounds6
11Steals5
15Free throws made28
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
