⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:04 · HOU 42-27 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:18 · HOU 89-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Isaiah Thomas
Q3 6:45 · HOU 60-61 BOS
- Technical
Terrence Jones technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · HOU 60-61 BOS
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:58 · HOU 74-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:10 · HOU 44-36 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 2:45 · HOU 53-55 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q3 3:16 · HOU 68-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Olynyk technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:11 · HOU 30-24 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
