⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:31 · HOU 77-83 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:44 · HOU 90-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:59 · HOU 33-44 BOS
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 0:26 · HOU 103-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 7:47 · HOU 66-83 BOS
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 0:26 · HOU 103-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q2 8:59 · HOU 33-44 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · HOU 99-107 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick White back court turnover
Q4 0:27 · HOU 103-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
