⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 3:41 · HOU 101-128 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:26 · HOU 29-30 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:15 · HOU 34-45 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:16 · HOU 36-54 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
