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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 25 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 102 |
 Celtics | 33 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 118 |
HOUTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37-8643.0% | 12-3633.3% | 16-2661.5% | 40 | 26 | 12 |
| BOS | 46-8852.3% | 17-4141.5% | 9-1275.0% | 50 | 35 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics118| 32 | 26 | 9-17 | 5-11 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.0 | |||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +2.5 | ||||
| 27 | 22 | 9-20 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +19 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 26 | 20, Career high (his best before, 18) | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | +22 | +17.7 | |||||||
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| 30 | 23 | 8-13 | 7-11, Season high (his best before, 6) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.1 | ||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.9 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.2 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +1.8 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.5 | |||
| Team | 118 | 46-8852.3% | 17-4141.5% | 50 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 9-1275.0% | 11 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Houston Rockets102| 32 | 19 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 2-7 | 0 | −19 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −24 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −3.6 | |||
| 22 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −6.1 | ||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +1.7 | |||||
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| 28 | 15 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.8 | |||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.5 | |||||
| 19 | 8 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.1 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 37-8643.0% | 12-3633.3% | 40 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 16-2661.5% | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 49 points on 16 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Justin Patton (coach’s decision).
Celtics118Rockets102ClickTap 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.
Robert Williams III scored a career-high 20 points (18 in the paint), and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 118-102.
The Celtics took control with a 19-5 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 24.
Jayson Tatum had 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds. Evan Fournier added 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench, and Jaylen Brown had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Fournier scored 20 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Christian Wood had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 52.3% from the field and 41.5% from 3 to the Rockets’ 43.0% and 33.3%. They outscored the Rockets 32-13 off turnovers. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Rockets 39-23 in 15 minutes together.
Boston CelticsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
109 points from the field on 88 shots: 12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-30 | 36.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Avery Bradley | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Sterling Brown | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 6 | 6 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 4-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 11 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Avery Bradley | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Sterling Brown | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 12 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 19 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 12 | 7 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Christian Wood | 7 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 4-10 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Tate 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 7 AST)
Q3 7:58
12.1%
91→79
Tatum 25' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Smart 7 AST)
Q3 8:12
9.0%
82→91
Wood Cutting Dunk Shot (12 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
Q2 7:30
9.0%
58→49
Brown 3' Layup (7 PTS) (Walker 3 AST)
Q2 6:58
9.0%
49→58
Walker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
Q1 9:02
7.4%
49→56
