⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their seven- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 5:38 · BOS 25-20 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:29 · BOS 59-50 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:17 · BOS 117-90 HOU
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:17 · BOS 117-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:40 · BOS 62-54 HOU
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:39 · BOS 79-63 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Holiday misses technical free throw
Q4 10:17 · BOS 117-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 24 | Threes made | 7 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
