Rockets 109, Celtics 93 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

The Houston Rockets steadily pulled away from the Boston Celtics for a 109-93 victory. Alperen Sengun fueled Houston's offense with a near triple-double performance, registering 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists on an efficient 12-of-15 shooting. The Rockets' consistent scoring across quarters gradually built their advantage, aligning with SportsFBI's pregame projection that favored Houston at 61%.

The game began with an even first quarter, as both teams matched each other's pace, ending 29-29. Houston began to assert control in the second period, outscoring Boston 28-21 to take a 57-50 lead into halftime. Jabari Smith Jr. contributed 4 of his 14 points from beyond the arc in the game and added 10 rebounds for the Rockets, helping establish their presence. Boston's Jayson Tatum had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists, but struggled with his shooting touch, converting just 5 of 16 attempts.

Houston maintained its momentum through the third quarter, adding to its lead with a 25-23 advantage in the period, pushing the score to 82-73. The Rockets then sealed their win in the final quarter, extending their lead further with a 27-20 run. Neemias Queta provided an efficient 16 points for Boston on 6-of-7 shooting, along with 6 rebounds, while Luka Garza added 14 points, all from four three-pointers. However, their efforts were not enough to counter Sengun's dominant outing and Houston's overall consistent scoring throughout the contest.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Houston Rockets (61% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 16 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · HOU -4.5 HOU covered Won by 16

Total · 215.5 Under 202 combined

Moneyline BOS +150 · HOU -178 HOU favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (HOU) -4.5-4.5 No move

Total 219.5215.5 -4

Moneyline (HOU) -174-178 -4

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

26 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 12-15 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

19 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 5-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Neemias Queta

16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 6-7 FG

Season highs

Alperen Sengun · Season-high 10 assistsLuka Garza · Season-high 4 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

BOS 0 largest lead Never led · 9-0 run, Q1 2:39–Q1 0:57

HOU 18 largest lead Q4 6:52 (BOS 79, HOU 97) · 10-0 run, Q4 8:13–Q4 6:52

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Jabari Smith Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists) (Q2 11:31, BOS 29, HOU 31).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	29	21	23	20		93
HOU	29	28	25	27		109

🧮 How They Scored

BOSHOU

34Points in the paint50

2Fast-break points18

13Second-chance points13

15Points off turnovers15

34Bench points35

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

45.8%Effective FG%63.3%

14.0%Turnover %13.3%

32.5%Offensive rebound %26.5%

0.241Free-throw rate0.165

🎯 Shot Chart

Boston Celtics32/83 FG

71%Restricted Area15 of 21
18%Paint (non-RA)2 of 11
33%Mid-Range3 of 9
50%Left Corner 34 of 8
33%Right Corner 31 of 3
23%Above-break 37 of 31

Houston Rockets43/79 FG

83%Restricted Area19 of 23
43%Paint (non-RA)6 of 14
57%Mid-Range4 of 7
50%Left Corner 33 of 6
0%Right Corner 30 of 4
44%Above-break 311 of 25

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	32	19	6	9	1	0	5	5-16	1-7	8-8	+1
Payton Pritchard G	30	4	3	3	1	0	1	0-7	0-5	4-6	-17
Derrick White G	30	7	2	3	1	0	3	3-12	1-5	0-0	-4
Baylor Scheierman G	27	11	5	2	1	0	2	4-9	3-6	0-0	-10
Neemias Queta C	26	16	6	1	0	0	1	6-7	1-1	3-4	+7
Sam Hauser F	19	2	2	1	1	0	0	1-6	0-5	0-0	-5
Luka Garza C	18	14	3	0	0	1	0	4-9	4-7	2-2	+2
Hugo González G	16	6	3	0	1	0	0	3-6	0-1	0-0	-16
Mitchell Robinson C	15	4	4	0	0	0	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	-16
Jordan Walsh G	12	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-8
Ron Harper Jr. F	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-6
Mike Conley G	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	-6
Chris Cenac Jr. F	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Dillon Mitchell F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alperen Sengun F-C	38	26	7	10	2	2	1	12-15	1-2	1-2	+21
Jabari Smith Jr. F	36	14	10	0	0	0	0	5-10	4-5	0-0	+20
Kevin Durant F	33	12	3	3	2	1	4	5-6	0-0	2-3	+10
Tari Eason F	27	13	4	3	0	2	2	5-8	3-6	0-0	+16
Fred VanVleet G	27	8	2	9	1	0	1	3-9	2-8	0-0	+13
Amen Thompson G-F	25	14	3	3	1	0	2	5-9	0-0	4-5	+2
Marcus Smart G	20	8	4	4	2	0	2	2-10	2-8	2-2	+5
Reed Sheppard G	17	8	1	1	0	0	1	3-7	2-4	0-0	-1
Oscar Tshiebwe F-C	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-1	-2
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+4
Isaiah Crawford F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Bruce Thornton G	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Jae'Sean Tate F	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Starter	32:17	19	48.7	32.4	+5.2	11.9
Neemias Queta	Starter	25:46	16	91.3	16.7	+16.8	16.9
Baylor Scheierman	Starter	26:57	11	61.1	18.0	-22.7	8.7
Derrick White	Starter	29:45	7	29.2	22.1	-5.3	0.9
Hugo González	Starter	15:56	6	50.0	15.4	-41.6	9.2
Luka Garza	Bench	17:31	14	70.9	24.4	-0.2	21.8
Jordan Walsh	Bench	12:14	5	62.5	18.2	-25.3	8.1
Mitchell Robinson	Bench	15:13	4	100.0	10.5	-55.8	3.0
Payton Pritchard	Bench	30:20	4	20.7	13.9	-26.7	-0.4
Mike Conley	Bench	3:35	3	150.0	22.2	-107.1	11.5
Sam Hauser	Bench	18:56	2	16.7	12.2	-15.9	-0.9
Chris Cenac Jr.	Bench	2:29	2	100.0	25.0	-25.0	20.0
Ron Harper Jr.	Bench	6:33	0	0.0	21.4	-54.5	-4.1
Dillon Mitchell	Bench	2:29	0	0.0	0.0	-25.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alperen Sengun	Starter	37:44	26	81.9	21.0	+27.8	26.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	36:08	14	70.0	13.0	+28.2	14.3
Amen Thompson	Starter	25:10	14	62.5	22.8	+6.4	11.7
Kevin Durant	Starter	32:43	12	82.0	15.5	+13.8	11.0
Fred VanVleet	Starter	26:52	8	44.4	17.9	+22.9	8.8
Tari Eason	Bench	26:57	13	81.3	16.9	+30.2	12.9
Marcus Smart	Bench	19:44	8	36.8	28.9	+13.2	6.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	16:31	8	57.1	23.5	-7.6	8.0
Oscar Tshiebwe	Bench	7:27	4	82.0	13.3	-15.4	7.8
Bruce Thornton	Bench	1:42	2	100.0	33.3	-66.7	28.6
Steven Adams	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	5:17	0	0.0	10.0	+52.2	0.0
Clint Capela	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	1:42	0	0.0	33.3	-66.7	0.0
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	2:03	0	0.0	0.0	-100.0	-12.5

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Alperen Sengun HOU	Points	17.5	26	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	7	Under
	Assists	5.5	10	Over
	3-pointers	0.5	1	Over
	Pts + Reb	26.5	33	Over
	Reb + Ast	13.5	17	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	31.5	43	Over
Jayson Tatum BOS	Points	27.5	19	Under
	Rebounds	7.5	6	Under
	Assists	6.5	9	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	34.5	25	Under
	Reb + Ast	13.5	15	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	41.5	34	Under
Neemias Queta BOS	Points	8.5	16	Over
	Rebounds	5.5	6	Over
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU	Points	14.5	14	Under
	Rebounds	5.5	10	Over
	Assists	1.5	0	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	22.5	24	Over
Amen Thompson HOU	Points	15.5	14	Under
	Rebounds	6.5	3	Under
	Assists	4.5	3	Under
	Pts + Reb	21.5	17	Under
	Reb + Ast	10.5	6	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	26.5	20	Under
Tari Eason HOU	Points	9.5	13	Over
	Rebounds	5.5	4	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	3	Over