⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 8:31 · HOU 97-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 11:07 · HOU 0-0 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:39 · HOU 25-24 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Hugo Gonzalez flopping technical foul
Q1 11:07 · HOU 0-0 BOS
📊The numbers
| HOU | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. DurantF | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +10 |
J. Smith Jr.F Double-double | 36 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | +20 |
A. SengunC Double-double | 38 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 12-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +21 |
F. VanVleetG | 27 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | +13 |
A. ThompsonG | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +2 |
T. EasonF | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +16 |
M. SmartG | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +5 |
R. SheppardG | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
O. TshiebweC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -2 |
B. BogdanovicG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
B. ThorntonG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
J. TateF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
I. CrawfordF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 109 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43-79 | 14-35 | 9-13 |
Did not playS. Adams (right soleus strain), C. Capela (right ankle sprain)
Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. TatumF | 32 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 8-8 | +1 |
N. QuetaC | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +7 |
D. WhiteG | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
B. ScheiermanG | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -10 |
H. GonzalezG | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -16 |
P. PritchardG | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 4-6 | -17 |
S. HauserF | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -5 |
L. GarzaC | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +2 |
M. RobinsonC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 |
J. WalshG | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
R. Harper Jr.G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
M. ConleyG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
C. Cenac Jr.F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
D. MitchellF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 93 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 32-83 | 12-42 | 17-20 |
