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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 21 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 102 |
 Celtics | 22 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 126 |
HOUTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-9540.0% | 14-4531.1% | 12-1485.7% | 49 | 24 | 13 |
| BOS | 43-9147.3% | 20-5635.7% | 20-2387.0% | 49 | 32 | 10 |
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 Celtics126| 35 | 39, Season high (his best before, 37) | 14-26 | 6-15 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +8.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 38 | 12-25 | 6-16 | 8-8 | 0 | +12 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +22 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.9 | |||||
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| 25 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.8 | |||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +19 | +10.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.3 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.2 | |||||
| Team | 126 | 43-9147.3% | 20-5635.7% | 49 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 20-2387.0% | 9 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 31 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Blake Griffin (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets102| 35 | 22 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +5.1 | |||||
| 33 | 28 | 11-22 | 3-11 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.4 | ||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.1 | |||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −9.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −1.9 | |||||||
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| 20 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.6 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −8 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.3 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.2 | |||
| Team | 102 | 38-9540.0% | 14-4531.1% | 49 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 12-1485.7% | 13 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic and Daishen Nix (coach’s decision).
Celtics126Rockets102ClickTap 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.
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 39 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 126-102.
The Celtics led by as many as 24, pulling away with a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter.
Jayson Tatum had 38 points and 8 rebounds, and Robert Williams III added 11 points (8 in the paint) and 15 rebounds off the bench. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 28 points (18 in the third quarter), and Kevin Porter Jr. added 22 points and 9 assists.
The Celtics shot 47.3% from the field and 35.7% from 3 to the Rockets’ 40.0% and 31.1%. The Celtics made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Brown and 6 by Tatum. The Rockets forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 43-32 in 18 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).
106 points from the field on 91 shots: 6.8 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 | 15-18 | 83.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-45 | 35.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 26 | 6 | 3-9 | −4 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 19 | 18 | 6-9 | +11 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Tari Eason | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 13 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35 | 9 | 3-12 | −6 |
| Tari Eason | 13 | 9 | 3-5 | +3 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 18 | 6-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Garuba | 16 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Bruno Fernando | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Garrison Mathews | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 8 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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
Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brogdon 6 AST)
Q3 1:37
11.9%
73→85
Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
Q3 8:22
10.5%
62→73
Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
Q3 2:51
10.4%
88→78
Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST)
Q1 3:12
10.1%
55→45
Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
Q2 2:16
9.3%
53→62
