⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 42- A 17-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 26 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:03 · BOS 39-34 HOU
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 26
Q3 8:52 · BOS 76-50 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q4 8:02 · BOS 104-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Grant Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:38 · BOS 44-39 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:15 · BOS 28-34 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:28 · BOS 90-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Wood technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:38 · BOS 44-39 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
