⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:07 · HOU 20-9 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:35 · HOU 94-100 BOS
- Turnover
Montrezl Harrell bad pass
Q4 2:10 · HOU 104-102 BOS
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 0:16 · HOU 107-104 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:07 · HOU 32-30 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:16 · HOU 67-72 BOS
- Ties it
Avery Bradley hit a two point shot, Al Horford with the assist
Q4 3:00 · HOU 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · HOU 58-48 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:01 · HOU 96-100 BOS
- Turnover
Jonas Jerebko bad pass
Q4 3:47 · HOU 98-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
