⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 3:54 · HOU 33-20 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 0:02 · HOU 41-24 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 10:03 · HOU 105-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:29 · HOU 53-47 BOS
- Technical
Mike D'Antoni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:30 · HOU 53-48 BOS
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 9:02 · HOU 62-62 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:20 · HOU 64-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:02 · HOU 62-62 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:38 · HOU 115-101 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:24 · HOU 126-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
