Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 28, 2017

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	32	30	16	20	98
BOS	12	26	31	30	99

Game Recap

Al Horford hits a jump hook with 3.7 seconds left as the Boston Celtics come from 26 points down to defeat the Houston Rockets, 99-98.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Trevor ArizaSF	38	3-5	3-4	2-3	6	0	1	0	0	2	+2	11
33Ryan AndersonPF	40	3-7	2-6	1-2	8	1	1	1	2	4	+6	9
42Nene HilarioC	19	5-9	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	3	+3	10
10Eric GordonSG	40	9-23	4-14	2-3	3	3	1	0	1	1	+1	24
13James HardenPG	39	7-27	5-15	15-15	6	10	2	0	8	4	0	34
0Briante Weber	14	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4
28Tarik Black	11	1-2	0-1	1-4	3	1	0	1	2	3	-6	3
4P.J. Tucker	24	1-2	0-1	1-2	9	0	1	1	2	3	-5	3
14Gerald Green	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-6	0
6Bobby Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Chris Paul	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Zhou Qi	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	30-8037.5%	14-4332.6%	24-3177.4%	43	16	9	3	16	23	-	98

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	39	5-11	0-3	9-11	5	1	2	1	0	0	+6	19
42Al HorfordPF	33	4-10	1-3	0-2	8	4	1	0	3	2	-5	9
46Aron BaynesC	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	+3	2
36Marcus SmartSG	34	6-14	1-5	0-0	6	5	2	3	2	1	+3	13
11Kyrie IrvingPG	37	9-18	1-6	7-8	4	4	2	1	6	3	+7	26
28Abdel Nader	20	2-6	1-3	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	2	-2	5
12Terry Rozier	20	5-8	2-4	1-1	5	1	2	1	0	2	+5	13
27Daniel Theis	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-9	0
13Marcus Morris Sr.	19	4-11	2-4	0-2	4	0	0	1	3	4	+2	10
8Shane Larkin	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3	-2	2
26Jabari Bird	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3	0
30Guerschon Yabusele	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8245.1%	8-2927.6%	17-2470.8%	44	18	9	8	16	22	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball Horford vs. Nene: Tip to Anderson
(11:46) MISS Anderson 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Ariza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:38) Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
(11:19) MISS Horford 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:16) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:10) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(11:08) Horford Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(11:08) Horford Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:55) Nene 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
50
(10:39) MISS Tatum 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:35) Ariza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (10:31) Anderson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
80
(10:21) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:21) Nene STEAL (1 STL)
(10:14) MISS Harden 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:12) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS Smart 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:00) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:45) Nene 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
100
(9:20) Smart Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:20) Nene STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:02) Harden 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
120
(9:00) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:00)
(8:46) MISS Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:44) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Nene 1' Driving Hook Shot
(8:33) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:29) MISS Irving 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(8:26) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:22) MISS Anderson 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:19) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:12) Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nader 1 AST)
123
+2 (7:51) Gordon 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
143
+3 (7:36) Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
146
+2 (7:19) Nene 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
166
(7:02) MISS Tatum 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:00) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:41) Harden 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
186
+2 (6:27) Tatum Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
188
(6:09) MISS Ariza 9' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(6:09) CELTICS Rebound
(6:09) Nene L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+2 (5:50) Irving 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1810
+3 (5:38) Anderson 32' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
2110
(5:25) MISS Smart 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Ariza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:18) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:15) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:06) Theis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:00) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(5:00) Irving BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:00) CELTICS Rebound
(4:48) Irving Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:39) Nader S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (4:39) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2210
+1 (4:39) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2310
(4:17) Morris Sr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:17) Tucker STEAL (1 STL)
(4:11) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:07) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:03) Irving Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
(4:03) Weber STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:58) Weber 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2510
(3:39) Green P.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
(3:31) MISS Morris Sr. 3' Driving Layup
(3:31) Black BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:27) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:27) Rozier S.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (3:27) Weber Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2610
+1 (3:27) Weber Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2710
(3:19) Morris Sr. Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T4) (G.Petraitis)
(3:19) Morris Sr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
(3:11) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(3:11) Rozier BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:11) Rockets Rebound
(3:06) MISS Harden 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:00) MISS Rozier 1' Running Layup
(3:00) Weber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:53) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(2:53) Morris Sr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:52) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:48) Rozier 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
2712
(2:28) Morris Sr. P.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
(2:28) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:20) CELTICS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Theis ) (T.Brothers)
+1 (2:20) Harden Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
2812
(2:08) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS Rozier 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:46) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:37) MISS Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:36) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:23) MISS Morris Sr. 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:23) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:05) Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3112
(0:44) MISS Morris Sr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Rockets Rebound
(0:32) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(0:31) Black REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:31) Rozier S.FOUL (P2.PN) (G.Petraitis)
(0:31) MISS Black Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:31) Rockets Rebound
+1 (0:31) Black Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3212
(0:15) MISS Theis 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:11) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) Harden Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(0:01) MISS Morris Sr. 60' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

BOS

98Points99

30-80(37.5%)Field Goal(%)37-82(45.1%)

14-43(32.6%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

43(7)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)

16Assists18

9Steals9

3Blocks8

16Turnovers16

23Fouls22

28Pts In The Paint56

14Fast Break Pts13

21Pts Off Turnovers22

10Bench Pts30

26Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, December 28, 2017 · 8:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 18,624 (95.1%)

tv: TNT