⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
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
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells offensive foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)
Q4 3:43 · HOU 68-62 BOS
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells turnover
Q4 3:43 · HOU 68-62 BOS
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 1:09 · HOU 68-70 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:45 · HOU 62-57 BOS
- Winner
Delonte West hit a layup, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 1:23 · HOU 68-70 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 3:56 · HOU 68-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 1:38 · HOU 18-12 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 5% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
