⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 18 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter- Made eight threes to their fourteen
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:06 · BOS 69-78 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:15 · BOS 81-85 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:48 · BOS 99-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 2:27 · BOS 91-92 HOU
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · BOS 93-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 99-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:38 · BOS 0-12 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q2 10:21 · BOS 15-41 HOU
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Al Horford
Q4 2:27 · BOS 91-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 0:07 · BOS 97-98 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 0:07 · BOS 97-98 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 0:03 · BOS 99-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 8 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Steals | 16 |
| 22 | Blocks | 23 |
