⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 0:38 · BOS 96-85 HOU
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BOS 110-110 HOU
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a driving layup, Kristaps Porzingis with the assist
Q4 0:05 · BOS 112-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul
Q2 7:55 · BOS 37-38 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 4:36 · BOS 22-29 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:50 · BOS 64-71 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 8:22 · BOS 101-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q2 7:55 · BOS 37-38 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 2:43 · BOS 106-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| BOS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
