Boston Celtics 116, Houston Rockets 107 — Recap

January 21, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 116, Houston Rockets 107. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 35-25 HOU; Q2 BOS 35-30 HOU; Q3 BOS 20-25 HOU; Q4 BOS 26-27 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-23 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists on 10-of-18 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · HOU

Dillon Brooks

25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-23 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 10-18 FG

Season highs

Amen Thompson · Season-high 14 reboundsDerrick White · Season-high 11 reboundsJaylen Brown · Season-high 10 assistsLuke Kornet · Season-high 10 reboundsKristaps Porzingis · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	35	35	20	26		116
HOU	25	30	25	27		107

🧮 How They Scored

BOSHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.2%Effective FG%49.4%

11.4%Turnover %13.3%

28.8%Offensive rebound %19.1%

0.194Free-throw rate0.250

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Derrick White G	36	21	11	3	—	2	3	9-19	3-8	—	—
Jayson Tatum F	35	18	7	3	1	—	2	4-17	1-6	9-12	—
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	33	32	5	1	1	5	3	11-21	6-11	4-4	—
Jaylen Brown G	31	13	11	10	3	—	3	6-14	1-3	0-2	—
Sam Hauser F	31	9	7	6	1	1	1	3-12	3-12	—	—
Payton Pritchard G	30	9	2	4	2	—	—	3-6	3-5	—	—
Luke Kornet F-C	23	8	10	1	1	3	1	4-4	—	—	—
Neemias Queta C	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon Brooks G-F	40	25	5	1	4	—	—	8-23	5-15	4-5	—
Alperen Sengun F-C	37	24	12	10	1	—	6	10-18	0-2	4-4	—
Jalen Green G	32	16	4	5	1	—	3	7-18	1-6	1-3	—
Amen Thompson G-F	32	15	14	5	1	—	2	5-10	0-2	5-6	—
Aaron Holiday G	27	12	4	5	1	—	2	5-8	2-5	—	—
Cam Whitmore F	27	5	4	—	1	1	1	2-7	1-4	0-2	—
Jae'Sean Tate F	15	2	—	—	—	2	—	1-2	—	—	—
Jock Landale C	11	3	3	—	—	—	1	1-2	—	1-2	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	33	32	70.3	30.6	+23.6	14.1
Derrick White	Bench	36	21	55.3	23.2	+16.0	13.1
Jayson Tatum	Bench	35	18	40.4	27.6	-5.1	7.1
Jaylen Brown	Bench	31	13	43.7	21.4	+5.7	17.3
Payton Pritchard	Bench	30	9	75.0	7.6	+7.7	9.1
Sam Hauser	Bench	31	9	37.5	15.9	+11.4	8.3
Luke Kornet	Bench	23	8	100.0	8.9	-2.1	16.6
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	03	—	0.0	0.0	-16.7	-7.1
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dillon Brooks	Bench	40	25	51.7	22.9	-16.6	8.2
Alperen Sengun	Bench	37	24	60.7	28.3	-13.3	18.6
Jalen Green	Bench	32	16	41.4	26.2	-12.0	6.2
Amen Thompson	Bench	32	15	59.3	17.3	-9.5	15.7
Aaron Holiday	Bench	27	12	75.0	15.6	+8.9	12.2
Cam Whitmore	Bench	27	5	31.7	12.2	-26.6	1.1
Jock Landale	Bench	11	3	52.1	15.4	+22.3	4.2
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	15	2	50.0	6.3	-3.1	1.7