⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:31 · BOS 93-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 2:21 · BOS 91-97 HOU
- Turnover
Marcus Smart turnover
Q4 2:21 · BOS 91-97 HOU
- Turnover
Offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:30 · BOS 93-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 0:56 · BOS 43-52 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · BOS 91-97 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · BOS 93-99 HOU
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:12 · BOS 93-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
