⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:11 · BOS 88-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · BOS 27-43 HOU
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:33 · BOS 104-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:29 · BOS 6-15 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 6:05 · BOS 37-61 HOU
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:33 · BOS 104-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:44 · BOS 104-112 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · BOS 104-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 21 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
