⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 57
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
- Go-ahead
Ray Allen hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Bass with the assist
Q4 0:35 · BOS 84-82 HOU
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a two point shot
OT 4:33 · BOS 86-84 HOU
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a 16-foot jumper, Ray Allen with the assist
OT 3:53 · BOS 88-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · BOS 77-80 HOU
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
OT 2:10 · BOS 91-88 HOU
- Turnover
8 second
OT 0:30 · BOS 95-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 1:57 · BOS 63-71 HOU
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a 19-foot jumper, Luis Scola with the assist
Q4 0:03 · BOS 84-84 HOU
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a 10-foot jumper
OT 4:15 · BOS 86-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball
OT 3:00 · BOS 91-86 HOU
- Turnover
Courtney Lee traveling
OT 0:59 · BOS 95-92 HOU
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
OT 0:24 · BOS 95-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
