⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:31 · HOU 87-92 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:18 · HOU 13-16 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:17 · HOU 87-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
