Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 27, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	28	32	21	102
BOS	22	34	36	34	126

Game Recap

The Celtics defeat the Rockets, 126-102. Jaylen Brown tallied 39 points, two assists and three steals for the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum added 38 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 28 points, four rebounds and two assists for the Rockets in a losing effort. The Celtics improve to 25-10 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-24.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6KJ MartinSF	31	6-10	1-4	4-4	3	2	0	0	2	1	-19	17
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	28	2-10	2-7	0-0	9	2	0	0	4	2	-12	6
28Alperen SengunC	21	0-3	0-0	0-0	9	2	1	0	1	2	-10	0
4Jalen GreenSG	32	11-22	3-11	3-3	4	2	0	0	4	0	-19	28
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	35	8-18	2-6	4-5	5	9	0	0	0	2	-18	22
16Usman Garuba	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	-10	2
17Tari Eason	17	2-9	2-6	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	-11	6
0TyTy Washington Jr.	20	4-10	2-5	0-0	5	3	1	0	0	1	-3	10
25Garrison Mathews	16	2-6	2-6	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	-5	6
9Josh Christopher	7	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	1
20Bruno Fernando	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	3	-8	4
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9540.0%	14-4531.1%	12-1485.7%	49	24	5	2	13	16	-	102

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	14-26	6-15	5-5	1	2	3	0	2	1	+21	39
0Jayson TatumPF	34	12-25	6-16	8-8	8	4	1	1	2	2	+12	38
42Al HorfordC	24	1-5	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	3	+2	3
9Derrick WhiteSG	29	2-6	0-4	2-2	7	3	1	2	1	1	+22	6
36Marcus SmartPG	28	3-7	3-7	0-0	1	6	3	0	1	1	+8	9
30Sam Hauser	12	1-4	1-4	0-2	4	2	0	0	1	1	+7	3
12Grant Williams	25	2-5	2-4	2-2	1	2	0	1	1	2	+16	8
13Malcolm Brogdon	20	3-8	0-1	0-0	6	8	0	0	1	0	+4	6
44Robert Williams III	20	4-4	0-0	3-4	15	2	0	1	0	1	+19	11
4Noah Vonleh	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
40Luke Kornet	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	+3	0
43Justin Jackson	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	3
91Blake Griffin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9147.3%	20-5635.7%	20-2387.0%	49	32	8	5	10	14	-	126

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball A. Horford vs. J. Smith Jr.: Tip to J. Brown
(11:45) MISS J. Tatum 3PT
(11:43) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS K. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(11:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:20) HOU shot clock Team TURNOVER
(11:13) MISS J. Brown 27' 3PT
(11:12) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:59) MISS J. Green 8' driving finger roll Layup
(10:58) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS J. Tatum running Layup
(10:50) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:49) MISS A. Horford putback Layup
(10:47) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:44) J. Green running DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
20
(10:31) MISS D. White 25' 3PT
(10:30) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:20) J. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:17) MISS J. Green 28' 3PT
(10:14) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:04) J. Brown 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (9:54) K. Martin Jr. alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
42
(9:37) MISS J. Brown 26' 3PT
(9:35) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) MISS K. Porter Jr. 27' step back 3PT
(9:15) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:11) M. Smart personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (8:57) J. Green 27' 3PT step back (5 PTS)
72
(8:44) J. Smith Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (8:31) J. Brown 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
75
+3 (8:18) J. Smith Jr. 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 2 AST)
105
(8:01) MISS J. Brown 14' pullup Shot
(7:59) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:47) K. Martin Jr. 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
135
+2 (7:28) J. Brown cutting Layup (7 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
137
(7:15) J. Green bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:15) D. White STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:09) J. Tatum 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
1310
+2 (6:49) K. Porter Jr. driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1510
(6:35) MISS J. Tatum 27' pullup 3PT
(6:33) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:27) J. Green bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:27) M. Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:22) J. Tatum running DUNK (5 PTS)
1512
(5:55) MISS K. Porter Jr. 10' fadeaway Shot
(5:53) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:50) MISS K. Porter Jr. 3PT
(5:49) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:37) J. Brown 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (D. White 1 AST)
1515
(5:27) HOU Timeout
(5:23) S. Hauser personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:16) MISS J. Green 26' step back 3PT
(5:14) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:04) MISS A. Horford 26' 3PT
(5:02) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:52) MISS J. Smith Jr. 26' 3PT
(4:50) S. Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:41) MISS J. Brown 3PT
(4:40) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:20) MISS J. Smith Jr. 24' 3PT
(4:19) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS A. Horford 24' 3PT
(4:08) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:50) J. Smith Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:50) J. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(3:45) MISS S. Hauser 3PT
(3:43) D. White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:38) MISS S. Hauser 26' 3PT
(3:37) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:18) MISS A. Sengun 9' floating Shot
(3:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (3:12) K. Porter Jr. 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Martin Jr. 1 AST)
1815
+2 (2:50) J. Brown cutting DUNK (12 PTS) (S. Hauser 1 AST)
1817
(2:31) MISS J. Green 15' fadeaway Shot
(2:30) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) MISS J. Brown 7' driving Layup
(2:18) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:18) R. Williams III tip Layup (2 PTS)
1819
(2:01) J. Green bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(2:01) J. Brown STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (1:54) J. Brown 27' 3PT (15 PTS) (M. Brogdon 1 AST)
1822
(1:38) MISS T. Eason 27' 3PT
(1:37) S. Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:35) S. Hauser bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:35) BOS Timeout
(1:18) MISS T. Washington Jr. 18' driving floating Shot - blocked
(1:18) R. Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:17) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:16) MISS U. Garuba putback Layup
(1:14) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:05) MISS M. Brogdon 26' pullup 3PT
(1:04) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:51) MISS J. Green 27' 3PT
(0:50) G. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:37) MISS G. Williams 27' 3PT
(0:36) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:23) G. Mathews 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (U. Garuba 1 AST)
2122
(0:01) J. Tatum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:01) G. Mathews STEAL (1 STL)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

BOS

102Points126

38-95(40.0%)Field Goal(%)43-91(47.3%)

14-45(31.1%)3-Point(%)20-56(35.7%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87.0%)

49(13)Rebounds(Offensive)49(9)

24Assists32

5Steals8

2Blocks5

13Turnovers10

16Fouls14

44Pts In The Paint38

17Fast Break Pts24

11Pts Off Turnovers21

29Bench Pts31

8Largest Lead24

Game Details

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)