⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 28 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 27-19 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:03 · BOS 39-29 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 3:51 · BOS 71-63 HOU
- Lead
Paul Pierce made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
OT 4:22 · BOS 91-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:35 · BOS 88-85 HOU
- Turnover
J.R. Bremer Bad Pass. Stolen by James Posey.
OT 3:36 · BOS 91-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 9:45 · BOS 58-61 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:58 · BOS 83-79 HOU
- Winner
Cuttino Mobley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
OT 1:39 · BOS 93-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:22 · BOS 88-88 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Battie.
OT 4:01 · BOS 91-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
