Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets

Oct 24, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	31	36	18	107
HOU	30	21	21	25	97

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Rockets, 107-97. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points and nine rebounds, while Al Horford added 17 points, ten rebounds and three blocks in the victory. Jalen Green, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft from the G League Ignite, tallied a team-high 30 points (8-10 3pt FG), along with four rebounds and three assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 1-2.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	36	12-24	4-11	3-4	9	2	1	1	1	4	+4	31
42Al HorfordPF	29	4-12	1-6	8-9	10	1	3	3	1	3	+18	17
44Robert Williams IIIC	27	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
71Dennis SchroderSG	33	7-14	1-4	3-4	5	5	1	0	4	4	+15	18
36Marcus SmartPG	35	3-8	1-5	1-1	6	5	3	0	1	4	+12	8
12Grant Williams	30	6-8	5-7	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	2	+8	18
8Josh Richardson	18	3-8	1-5	0-0	2	2	0	1	2	1	+2	7
26Aaron Nesmith	11	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3	-9	0
11Payton Pritchard	15	2-6	2-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	6
28Bruno Fernando	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Enes Freedom	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8644.2%	15-4731.9%	16-2080.0%	43	22	10	6	11	22	-	107

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	35	4-8	0-2	4-4	8	4	2	0	1	3	+1	12
35Christian WoodPF	35	5-14	2-4	8-10	9	1	1	0	0	1	-9	20
27Daniel TheisC	22	3-7	0-3	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	2	-11	6
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	36	5-12	3-7	2-4	3	3	0	0	8	6	-8	15
0Jalen GreenPG	35	11-18	8-10	0-0	4	3	1	2	3	1	-12	30
28Alperen Sengun	19	1-5	0-1	5-6	4	4	3	1	1	5	-3	7
10Eric Gordon	26	1-6	0-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	1	-6	2
14D.J. Augustin	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-2	3
4Danuel House Jr.	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-3	0
2David Nwaba	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
9Josh Christopher	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2	2
7Armoni Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Usman Garuba	— did not play —												— did not play —
6KJ Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-7542.7%	14-3243.8%	19-2479.2%	40	20	7	4	18	20	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Wood vs. Williams III: Tip to Theis
(11:46) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:46) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:42) Tatum 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
20
(11:27) MISS Wood 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:26) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:00) Theis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
22
(10:40) MISS Schroder 3' Driving Layup
(10:40) Theis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:39) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:35) Porter Jr. 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
24
(10:20) MISS Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:19) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) Horford P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (9:58) Theis 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
26
+2 (9:40) Tatum 22' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
46
+3 (9:27) Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
49
(9:11) MISS Horford 10' Jump Shot
(9:11) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS Theis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:58) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:45) Tatum 12' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
69
(8:37) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(8:27) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (8:10) Horford 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
89
(7:50) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:50) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:37) Tatum 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
109
(7:12) Green Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:12) Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
(7:08) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(7:01) MISS Tatum 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:00) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:38) MISS Theis 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:37) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:30) MISS Schroder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:30) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:30) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:17) Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
1012
(5:53) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:52) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:44) Schroder S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Adams)
+1 (5:44) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1013
(5:44) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:44) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:31) MISS Schroder 2' Driving Layup
(5:30) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:22) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:21) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:17) Williams III 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
1213
(5:07) MISS Gordon 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:06) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) Schroder OFF.Foul (P2) (B.Adams)
(4:58) Schroder Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (4:44) Wood 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
1215
(4:24) MISS Richardson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:23) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:11) Sengun 2' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1217
+3 (3:55) Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
1517
+2 (3:41) Wood 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1519
(3:41) Williams III Violation:Defensive Goaltending (B.Adams)
(3:21) Richardson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:21) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(3:16) Tate Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:16) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
(3:06) Sengun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(2:55) MISS Nesmith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:50) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(2:50) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:50) Wood Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1520
+1 (2:50) Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1521
(2:35) MISS Horford 17' Jump Shot
(2:34) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:27) Pritchard P.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Adams)
(2:27) MISS Wood Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:27) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (2:27) Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1522
(2:09) Pritchard Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:59) Augustin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T6)
+3 (1:44) Pritchard 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
1822
+3 (1:29) Wood 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)
1825
(1:11) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:10) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:05) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (1:05) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1826
+1 (1:05) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1827
+2 (0:53) Tatum 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2027
(0:30) MISS Sengun 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:29) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:05) Tatum 2' Reverse Layup (12 PTS) (Richardson 1 AST)
2227
+3 (0:00) Green 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2230

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

HOU

107Points97

38-86(44.2%)Field Goal(%)32-75(42.7%)

15-47(31.9%)3-Point(%)14-32(43.8%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

43(6)Rebounds(Offensive)40(5)

22Assists20

10Steals7

6Blocks4

11Turnovers18

22Fouls20

38Pts In The Paint32

12Fast Break Pts13

28Pts Off Turnovers12

31Bench Pts14

20Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, October 24, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,069 (87.8%)

tv: NBA TV