⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 24 from three
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
- Technical
Jon Barry Double Technical Foul. Gary Payton gains possession.
Q2 6:22 · HOU 30-39 BOS
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:15 · HOU 45-61 BOS
- Technical
Bob Sura Double Technical Foul. Paul Pierce gains possession.
Q4 0:59 · HOU 90-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:08 · HOU 2-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:39 · HOU 30-43 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:15 · HOU 45-61 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
