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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 37 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 109 |
 Rockets | 31 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 86 |
BOSTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-7750.6% | 19-3948.7% | 12-1866.7% | 41 | 20 | 14 |
| HOU | 32-8836.4% | 10-3627.8% | 12-12100.0% | 37 | 9 | 11 |
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Boston Celtics109| 35 | 23 | 8-16 | 6-12 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +27 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +10 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.5 | |||
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| 32 | 20 | 8-10 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +23 | +5.2 | ||||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.4 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.2 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 109 | 39-7750.6% | 19-3948.7% | 41 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12-1866.7% | 12 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Al Horford (rest).
Houston Rockets86| 35 | 27 | 10-21 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.2 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −7.3 | |||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | −28 | −4.6 | ||||||||
| 29 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-17 | 1-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | −8.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | |||||
| 7 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +4.6 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.3 | |||
| Team | 86 | 32-8836.4% | 10-3627.8% | 37 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 12-12100.0% | 14 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason (injury/illness); Amen Thompson (league suspension).
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Payton Pritchard scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the defending champion Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 109-86.
The Celtics led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 20-6 run in the first quarter.
Derrick White scored 23 points with 6 3-pointers, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers, and Cam Whitmore went 1 for 9 from 3.
The Celtics shot 50.6% from the field and 48.7% from 3 to the Rockets’ 36.4% and 27.8%. The Rockets gave up 12 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. The Celtics outscored the Rockets 41-20 off the bench. The Celtics outscored the Rockets 17-4 in 4 minutes with Holiday, Tatum, White, Kornet and Pritchard on the floor together.
Boston CelticsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
97 points from the field on 77 shots: 11.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-24 | 62.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-33 | 51.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 16 | 1 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 15 | 7 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Cam Whitmore | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 12 | 4-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 27 | 5 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Jeff Green | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Cam Whitmore | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 4 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Aaron Holiday | 14 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 10 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Ja. Green 30' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
Q2 6:21
9.6%
34→43
White 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q2 5:22
9.6%
43→34
Ja. Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q2 5:10
9.6%
34→43
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
Q1 6:57
9.5%
58→49
Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 1:07
9.3%
46→37
