⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:41 · HOU 26-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:48 · HOU 79-68 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:52 · HOU 20-34 BOS
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul
Q2 4:12 · HOU 33-44 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:27 · HOU 2-12 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 5:33 · HOU 7-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Strickland missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 4:12 · HOU 33-44 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
