Boston
Celtics
109
–
86
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, January 3, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 37 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 109 |
| HOU | 31 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 86 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derrick White
BOS
23
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+27
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite55.9
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 39.1Impact: 4.8
6-12 from 38 contested shots+27 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 56.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
20
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-19 (36.8%)
3PT4-10
FT2-2
TS%50.3%
eFG%47.4%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG130
DRTG113
NET+16
4-10 from 3+11 plus/minusheld opponents to 23.1% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 52.3 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 32:57 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 4-10 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Jaden Springer | 3:52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Sam Hauser | 19:24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Xavier Tillman | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan Walsh | 8:37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luke Kornet | 23:31 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +23 |
| Drew Peterson | 4:53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Neemias Queta | 19:31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 27:46 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Payton Pritchard | 32:14 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 80% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Derrick White | 34:46 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 50% | 6-12 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +27 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 27:36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 41 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 39-77 | 51% | 19-39 | 49% | 12-18 | 67% | — |
Al Horford —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Whitmore | 33:49 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 24% | 1-9 | 11% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jeff Green | 28:42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Jalen Green | 35:02 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10-21 | 48% | 5-13 | 39% | 2-2 | 100% | -24 |
| Jock Landale | 4:53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -2 |
| Steven Adams | 6:51 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 18:37 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 17:55 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Fred VanVleet | 30:25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -15 |
| Dillon Brooks | 30:08 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Alperen Sengun | 28:45 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6-15 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -28 |
| Reed Sheppard | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 86 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32-88 | 36% | 10-36 | 28% | 12-12 | 100% | — |
Jabari Smith Jr. —
Amen Thompson —
Tari Eason —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS39/77 (51%)
Paint
19/34 (56%)
Mid
1/9 (11%)
3PT
19/39 (49%)
ATB3 52%RA 64%Paint 40%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
HOU32/88 (36%)
Paint
15/37 (41%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
11/37 (30%)
ATB3 29%RA 44%Paint 41%Mid 36%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Luke Kornet
4.8 min • 2 pts • 14%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held Jayson Tatum
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jeff Green
vs Kristaps Porziņģis
2.2 min • 7 pts • 67%
| HOU Defense | Derrick White | Jayson Tatum | Jordan Walsh | Jrue Holiday | Kristaps Porziņģis | Luke Kornet | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 3.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 6pts 50% | — | — | 2.3m 7pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Alperen Sengun | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 3.0m 8pts 50% | 4.8m 2pts 14% | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Whitmore | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Dillon Brooks | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 7pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fred VanVleet | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.6m 6pts 50% | 2.0m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 3.1m 13pts 39% | 4.4m 12pts 44% | 3.2m 4pts 40% | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = BOS leads
HOU Largest Lead
3
Q1 3:38
BOS Largest Lead
28
Q4 10:32
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 4:40 – Q1 5:31
+1 → -5
BOS 10-0 run
Q1 4:40 – Q1 6:10
+1 → -7
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 1:55 – Q2 3:22
-5 → -10
BOS 8-0 run
Q4 0:46 – Q4 2:38
-13 → -18