⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:22 · HOU 19-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:06 · HOU 31-26 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 2:32 · HOU 59-50 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tari Eason lost ball turnover
Q4 2:41 · HOU 106-99 BOS
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · HOU 108-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 110-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Malcolm Brogdon stole it from Tari Eason
Q4 2:41 · HOU 106-99 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:57 · HOU 106-105 BOS
- Steal
Jayson Tatum stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 0:21 · HOU 108-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · HOU 106-99 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:52 · HOU 108-105 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 0:18 · HOU 108-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
