⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:37 · BOS 14-8 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:00 · BOS 90-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · BOS 90-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:58 · BOS 37-47 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 10:29 · BOS 45-64 HOU
- Steal
Terrence Jones stole it from Brandon Bass
Q4 2:28 · BOS 90-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · BOS 90-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · BOS 90-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
