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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 33 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 115 |
 Celtics | 23 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 104 |
HOUTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-8047.5% | 21-5141.2% | 18-2962.1% | 42 | 22 | 12 |
| BOS | 37-7748.1% | 8-2828.6% | 22-2975.9% | 44 | 23 | 13 |
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Houston Rockets115| 40 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +13 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 39 | 42 | 14-31 | 6-18 | 8-9 | 0 | +13 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 32 | 11-18 | 8-12 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +11.0 | |||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −2 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 4-5 | +1 | +5.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.9 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −1.4 | ||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.5 | |||
| Team | 115 | 38-8047.5% | 21-5141.2% | 42 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 18-2962.1% | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 9 points on 3 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Iman Shumpert and Kenneth Faried (injury/illness); Terrence Jones and Vincent Edwards (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics104| 36 | 18 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 0 | −20 | +5.0 | |||||||
| 36 | 24 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +5.0 | |||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.6 | |||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −7.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.3 | ||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.8 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −0.6 | |||||||
| Team | 104 | 37-7748.1% | 8-2828.6% | 44 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 22-2975.9% | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||
Bench 31 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker, Semi Ojeleye and Robert Williams III (coach’s decision).
Rockets115Celtics104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Eric Gordon scored 32 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 115-104 for their fifth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 24-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 28.
James Harden scored 42 points with 6 3-pointers. The Rockets had 2 30-point scorers. Chris Paul assisted on 8 of Gordon’s 11 baskets, 7 of them 3-pointers.
For the Celtics, Kyrie Irving had 24 points (10 in the third quarter), 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Al Horford added 19 points on 7 for 8 shooting.
The Rockets shot 47.5% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Celtics’ 48.1% and 28.6%. The Rockets made 21 3-pointers, 8 of them by Gordon and 6 by Harden. The Celtics outscored the Rockets 31-9 off the bench. The Celtics outscored the Rockets 18-6 in 6 minutes with Hayward, Rozier, Brown, Tatum and Theis on the floor together. Harden fouled out.
Houston RocketsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
97 points from the field on 80 shots: 11.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-17 | 82.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-8 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-42 | 40.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 8 | 3-9 | −9 |
| Jaylen Brown | 15 | 2 | 0-4 | −5 |
| Kyrie Irving | 6 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Al Horford | 6 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 14 | 5-12 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 18 | 6 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 16 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Marcus Smart | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 17 | 6-8 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 17 | 5 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Capela 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
Q1 6:59
9.6%
43→34
Paul 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 10:09
8.9%
29→21
Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Paul 11 AST)
Q3 9:17
8.8%
13→4
Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
Q1 7:39
8.3%
43→35
Horford 12' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
Q1 7:15
8.3%
35→43
