⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:09 · BOS 16-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:13 · BOS 49-52 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 11:02 · BOS 66-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:30 · BOS 41-50 HOU
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:46 · BOS 49-54 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 8:57 · BOS 33-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:10 · BOS 88-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 3:18 · BOS 41-50 HOU
- Flagrant
James Harden flagrant foul type 1 (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)
Q4 5:11 · BOS 100-98 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:33 · BOS 107-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
