⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 45
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:48 · HOU 35-39 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:15 · HOU 49-53 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:54 · HOU 26-39 BOS
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 7:41 · HOU 70-76 BOS
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:24 · HOU 76-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 9:17 · HOU 26-39 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 4:11 · HOU 76-82 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · HOU 90-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
