⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 42 free throws to their 25- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:12 · HOU 20-14 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:58 · HOU 37-31 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 4:15 · HOU 116-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:42 · HOU 43-37 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 3:28 · HOU 43-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:47 · HOU 42-35 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
