⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:03 · BOS 33-33 HOU
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Courtney Lee
Q4 1:14 · BOS 99-106 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:55 · BOS 102-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · BOS 76-85 HOU
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:10 · BOS 99-106 HOU
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:12 · BOS 102-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:33 · BOS 15-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry lost ball
Q4 4:52 · BOS 90-98 HOU
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 1:14 · BOS 99-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
