⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 22 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:28 · HOU 41-36 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:45 · HOU 61-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Yao Ming.
Q4 2:47 · HOU 89-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:46 · HOU 91-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
