Boston Celtics 109, Houston Rockets 86 — Recap

January 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 109, Houston Rockets 86. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 37-31 HOU; Q2 BOS 28-25 HOU; Q3 BOS 17-16 HOU; Q4 BOS 27-14 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-10 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists on 6-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · BOS

Derrick White

23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 7-19 FG

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	37	28	17	27		109
HOU	31	25	16	14		86

🧮 How They Scored

BOSHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.3%Effective FG%42.0%

14.6%Turnover %10.5%

34.3%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.213Free-throw rate0.136

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Derrick White G	35	23	4	2	—	2	3	8-16	6-12	1-2	+27
Jayson Tatum F	33	20	6	5	1	—	3	7-19	4-10	2-2	+11
Payton Pritchard G	32	20	4	2	—	1	—	8-10	4-6	—	+21
Jrue Holiday G	28	14	4	3	1	1	2	5-9	2-5	2-2	+16
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	28	11	5	2	—	2	1	3-8	2-3	3-4	+10
Luke Kornet F-C	24	9	10	4	1	1	1	4-7	—	1-4	+23
Neemias Queta C	20	5	2	1	—	—	1	2-3	—	1-2	+1
Sam Hauser F	19	—	3	—	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	+2
Jordan Walsh G	9	—	2	—	—	—	2	0-2	0-1	—	-2
Xavier Tillman F	5	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	+2

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Green G	35	27	3	1	—	2	1	10-21	5-13	2-2	-24
Cam Whitmore F	34	11	6	1	1	—	1	4-17	1-9	2-2	-12
Dillon Brooks G-F	30	10	2	—	1	—	—	4-13	2-6	—	-10
Fred VanVleet G	30	8	1	3	—	—	1	3-7	1-3	1-1	-15
Alperen Sengun F-C	29	14	7	3	1	1	4	6-15	0-1	2-2	-28
Jeff Green F	29	7	5	—	1	—	1	2-3	1-2	2-2	-16
Aaron Holiday G	19	—	3	—	1	—	2	0-4	0-1	—	-7
Jae'Sean Tate F	18	—	4	—	—	1	—	0-1	0-1	—	-7
Steven Adams C	7	6	4	1	—	—	—	2-4	—	2-2	+8
Jock Landale C	5	3	2	—	—	—	—	1-3	—	1-1	-2
Reed Sheppard G	5	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Derrick White	Bench	35	23	68.1	26.3	+41.5	14.3
Jayson Tatum	Bench	33	20	50.3	31.9	+16.2	13.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	32	20	100.0	14.7	+37.5	22.3
Jrue Holiday	Bench	28	14	70.9	21.1	+28.9	17.6
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	28	11	56.4	18.0	+17.0	10.4
Luke Kornet	Bench	24	9	51.4	18.2	+48.3	18.8
Neemias Queta	Bench	20	5	64.4	12.8	+2.9	1.0
Al Horford	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	5	—	0.0	10.0	+20.0	7.1
Sam Hauser	Bench	19	—	0.0	2.4	-3.9	6.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	9	—	0.0	22.2	-12.5	-9.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	35	27	61.7	31.1	-34.6	16.5
Alperen Sengun	Bench	29	14	44.1	33.3	-45.9	7.1
Cam Whitmore	Bench	34	11	30.8	25.0	-18.4	5.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	30	10	38.5	19.7	-15.7	-1.3
Fred VanVleet	Bench	30	8	53.8	11.6	-29.2	3.9
Jeff Green	Bench	29	7	90.2	8.3	-29.6	8.8
Steven Adams	Bench	7	6	61.5	25.0	+72.7	37.8
Jock Landale	Bench	5	3	43.6	21.4	-20.0	35.7
Aaron Holiday	Bench	19	—	0.0	13.6	-20.0	-8.4
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	18	—	0.0	2.3	-14.9	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	5	—	0.0	7.1	-20.0	0.0