⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+7Q128-19
+2Q228-26
-13Q322-36
+5Q426-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
19Free throws made14
22Assists17
31%Three-point accuracy27%
13Threes made15
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
