NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 102, Boston Celtics 118 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 102, Boston Celtics 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 25-33 BOS; Q2 HOU 19-19 BOS; Q3 HOU 26-30 BOS; Q4 HOU 32-36 BOS.
Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Evan Fournier (BOS) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 7 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Robert Williams III (BOS) 20 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists on 9-of-9 shooting; Christian Wood (HOU) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · BOS
26 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-17 FG
Scoring · BOS
23 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 7 3PM · 8-13 FG
Scoring · BOS
22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 9-20 FG
Season highs
Robert Williams III · Season-high 20 pointsRobert Williams III · Season-high 8 assistsEvan Fournier · Season-high 7 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 25 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 102 | |
| BOS | 33 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 118 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUBOS
46Points in the paint46
4Fast-break points16
11Second-chance points9
13Points off turnovers32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.0%Effective FG%61.9%
11.0%Turnover %12.2%
20.4%Offensive rebound %26.8%
0.302Free-throw rate0.136
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood F | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 2-7 | -19 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. G | 30 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 4-6 | -24 |
| Avery Bradley G | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Sterling Brown G | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. F | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | +6 |
| Kelly Olynyk F | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Danuel House Jr. F | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| D.J. Augustin G | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 6-6 | -5 |
| Ben McLemore G | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +6 |
| D.J. Wilson F | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Anthony Lamb F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum F | 32 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | 5-11 | 3-3 | +19 |
| Evan Fournier G-F | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 7-11 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Kemba Walker G | 28 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Jaylen Brown G | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 1-2 | 3-4 | +14 |
| Marcus Smart G | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Robert Williams III C-F | 26 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +22 |
| Luke Kornet F-C | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Grant Williams F | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Tremont Waters G | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Aaron Nesmith G-F | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Carsen Edwards G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Tacko Fall C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Moritz Wagner C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | Bench | 32 | 19 | 49.8 | 26.6 | -28.4 | 12.3 |
| Avery Bradley | Bench | 28 | 15 | 58.2 | 19.7 | -4.6 | 11.8 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Bench | 30 | 12 | 44.0 | 25.0 | -36.2 | 12.1 |
| Kelly Olynyk | Bench | 22 | 10 | 72.7 | 16.3 | +5.1 | 10.3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 22 | 9 | 56.3 | 16.0 | -42.8 | 12.0 |
| D.J. Augustin | Bench | 19 | 8 | 37.6 | 30.2 | -9.6 | -1.0 |
| Sterling Brown | Bench | 28 | 8 | 57.1 | 11.1 | -39.2 | 5.1 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | Bench | 24 | 6 | 55.1 | 8.8 | +12.0 | 5.5 |
| Ben McLemore | Bench | 5 | 6 | 75.0 | 30.8 | +60.0 | 21.1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | Bench | 22 | 5 | 41.7 | 13.2 | -32.7 | 1.2 |
| D.J. Wilson | Bench | 5 | 4 | 69.4 | 30.8 | +60.0 | 10.5 |
| Anthony Lamb | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | +60.0 | 2.6 |
Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | Bench | 32 | 26 | 71.0 | 31.0 | +31.8 | 15.1 |
| Evan Fournier | Bench | 30 | 23 | 88.5 | 21.7 | +8.1 | 10.4 |
| Jaylen Brown | Bench | 27 | 22 | 50.6 | 34.3 | +26.6 | 16.9 |
| Robert Williams III | Bench | 26 | 20 | 96.9 | 17.5 | +46.8 | 29.9 |
| Kemba Walker | Bench | 28 | 11 | 68.8 | 14.7 | +40.6 | 16.0 |
| Marcus Smart | Bench | 27 | 6 | 50.0 | 15.0 | +37.7 | 11.9 |
| Grant Williams | Bench | 17 | 5 | 50.0 | 12.5 | +13.8 | 2.2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | Bench | 4 | 3 | 52.1 | 33.3 | -69.4 | 8.3 |
| Tremont Waters | Bench | 5 | 2 | 50.0 | 20.0 | -60.0 | 21.1 |
| Luke Kornet | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | +5.0 | 1.2 |
| Moritz Wagner | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | -69.4 | -16.7 |
| Payton Pritchard | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | -11.8 | -2.6 |
| Tacko Fall | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -69.4 | 41.7 |
| Carsen Edwards | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | -69.4 | -16.7 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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