⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 18
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
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a 19-foot jumper, Kendrick Perkins with the assist
Q4 2:43 · BOS 83-83 HOU
- Go-ahead
Rajon Rondo hit a layup, Kevin Garnett with the assist
Q4 1:34 · BOS 85-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)
Q4 0:59 · BOS 85-84 HOU
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 0:59 · BOS 85-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Lead
Yao Ming hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · BOS 83-84 HOU
- Winner
Von Wafer hit a three jumper, Aaron Brooks with the assist
Q4 0:43 · BOS 85-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q1 4:52 · BOS 17-12 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:53 · BOS 81-81 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · BOS 83-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
