Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 19, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	24	27	20	25	96
HOU	19	26	28	32	105

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Antoine WalkerSF	40	8-24	3-6	4-6	8	0	0	0	2	5	-4	23
0Walter McCartyPF	27	1-9	0-2	1-2	5	4	0	0	1	2	-11	3
45Andrew DeClercqC	33	4-6	0-0	1-2	9	5	5	1	2	4	+2	9
5Ron MercerSG	42	12-24	0-0	7-8	4	3	6	0	0	4	-4	31
7Kenny AndersonPG	16	1-4	0-0	1-1	1	4	0	0	1	3	-1	3
11Dana Barros	27	6-14	0-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	1	-13	12
40Travis Knight	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	3	-9	2
12Bruce Bowen	19	4-6	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	4	-6	9
55Zan Tabak	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Greg Minor	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
20Tyus Edney	3	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+5	2
13Dontae' Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9640.6%	4-1330.8%	14-1973.7%	38	23	13	2	8	26	-	96

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	32	3-4	1-1	4-4	4	2	0	0	3	2	+4	11
42Kevin WillisPF	26	3-9	0-0	4-7	12	1	0	3	3	3	+7	10
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	35	15-20	0-0	3-3	7	1	1	2	2	2	+2	33
22Clyde DrexlerSG	36	6-17	2-8	6-9	3	5	3	1	2	4	+9	20
12Matt MaloneyPG	33	4-8	2-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	1	+7	10
4Charles Barkley	32	4-7	0-1	2-2	12	0	0	1	2	2	+9	10
20Brent Price	14	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	3	2	+2	0
8Eddie Johnson	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
50Matt Bullard	20	3-6	1-4	0-0	5	4	0	0	1	1	+5	7
32Othella Harrington	1	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
15Emanual Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Rodrick Rhodes	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7750.6%	6-2227.3%	21-2777.8%	46	21	4	8	18	17	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Willis vs. DeClercq: Tip to Olajuwon
+2 (11:39) Olajuwon 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
02
(11:25) Elie S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (11:25) Mercer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
(11:25) MISS Mercer Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:25) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) MISS Maloney 15' Jump Shot
(11:07) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:02) Walker P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(10:49) MISS Drexler 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:47) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:38) Olajuwon Violation:Lane
+2 (10:38) Mercer Layup (3 PTS)
32
(10:27) MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:25) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:20) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:08) MISS Walker 6' Jump Shot
(10:08) Willis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:06) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:04) Willis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:04) DeClercq STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:54) Anderson 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (DeClercq 1 AST)
52
(9:35) MISS Olajuwon 9' Jump Shot
(9:34) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:27) MISS Anderson 6' Running Jump Shot
(9:23) Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:21) MISS McCarty 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:19) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:08) MISS Anderson Driving Layup
(9:06) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:05) Anderson P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+2 (8:51) Olajuwon Layup (4 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
54
+2 (8:37) Walker 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
74
(8:18) MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:10) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:08) Olajuwon Layup (6 PTS)
76
(7:43) Willis S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(7:43) Willis T.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (7:43) Anderson Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
86
(7:43) MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:43) Celtics Rebound
+1 (7:43) Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
96
(7:27) MISS Maloney 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:25) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:03) MISS Walker 15' Jump Shot
(7:01) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS Willis 16' Jump Shot
(6:37) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:32) MISS DeClercq Layup
(6:31) Celtics Rebound
(6:31) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:20) Mercer 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
116
+2 (6:04) Olajuwon Layup (8 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
118
(5:48) MISS Mercer Layup
(5:46) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:46) MISS Walker Tip Shot
(5:44) Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (5:34) Olajuwon 7' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
1110
(5:26) DeClercq OFF.Foul (P1)
(5:26) DeClercq Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:14) Anderson S.FOUL (P2.T3)
(5:14) MISS Willis Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:14) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:14) MISS Willis Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:14) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:01) Anderson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:01) Olajuwon STEAL (1 STL)
(4:55) Maloney Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:55) Mercer STEAL (1 STL)
(4:50) Olajuwon S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (4:50) Mercer Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1210
+1 (4:50) Mercer Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1310
+2 (4:37) Drexler 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1312
(4:24) MISS McCarty 19' Jump Shot
(4:22) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:12) Mercer 18' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST)
1512
+3 (3:50) Elie 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Drexler 2 AST)
1515
(3:39) MISS Walker 8' Jump Shot
(3:36) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:33) Mercer P.FOUL (P1.T4)
+2 (3:24) Drexler 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1517
(3:09) MISS Walker 16' Jump Shot
(3:07) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:51) Olajuwon 7' Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1519
(2:36) MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
(2:34) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+3 (2:31) Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (DeClercq 2 AST)
1819
(2:06) MISS Barkley 7' Jump Shot
(2:04) DeClercq REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (1:50) Walker 20' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (DeClercq 3 AST)
2019
(1:37) MISS Drexler 18' Jump Shot
(1:35) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:13) DeClercq 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST)
2219
(0:48) MISS Drexler 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:46) Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:37) Olajuwon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:37) Mercer STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:34) Mercer Driving Dunk (11 PTS)
2419
(0:19) Olajuwon Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:19) DeClercq STEAL (2 STL)
(0:01) MISS Walker 21' Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

HOU

96Points105

39-96(40.6%)Field Goal(%)39-77(50.6%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)

38(15)Rebounds(Offensive)46(16)

23Assists21

13Steals4

2Blocks8

8Turnovers18

26Fouls17

36Pts In The Paint56

8Fast Break Pts7

0Pts Off Turnovers0

96Bench Pts105

9Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 1998 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)