⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 33 from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:12 · BOS 22-19 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 6:01 · BOS 46-33 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:01 · BOS 94-82 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:15 · BOS 8-17 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:55 · BOS 83-81 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
