⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:12 · BOS 15-7 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 0:46 · BOS 58-42 HOU
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Luther Head
Q4 1:54 · BOS 92-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · BOS 91-89 HOU
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BOS 96-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 8:14 · BOS 40-29 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 10:08 · BOS 78-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 1:54 · BOS 92-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
