Houston Rockets 114, Boston Celtics 112 — Recap

January 27, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 114, Boston Celtics 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 31-27 BOS; Q2 HOU 23-25 BOS; Q3 HOU 31-37 BOS; Q4 HOU 29-23 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Dillon Brooks (HOU) 36 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 10 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 33 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-19 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Luke Kornet (BOS) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists on 8-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Dillon Brooks

36 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 10 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

33 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 13-19 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 10-23 FG

Season highs

Dillon Brooks · Season-high 36 pointsAmen Thompson · Season-high 33 pointsDillon Brooks · Season-high 10 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	31	23	31	29		114
BOS	27	25	37	23		112

🧮 How They Scored

HOUBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%59.2%

6.5%Turnover %14.2%

27.3%Offensive rebound %20.6%

0.228Free-throw rate0.263

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	42	33	9	4	1	1	1	13-19	1-2	6-8	+8
Dillon Brooks G-F	40	36	3	—	1	—	1	13-23	10-15	0-1	+16
Fred VanVleet G	37	7	5	7	1	—	—	2-9	2-7	1-1	+4
Alperen Sengun F-C	34	11	9	9	2	—	1	4-10	0-1	3-4	+17
Jalen Green G	30	12	3	6	1	—	1	3-13	1-6	5-7	—
Tari Eason F	25	6	6	2	1	—	—	2-10	2-7	—	-3
Aaron Holiday G	15	5	—	1	—	—	1	2-4	1-2	—	-9
Steven Adams C	14	4	4	—	—	—	2	2-3	—	—	-11
Jae'Sean Tate F	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-12

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	42	19	6	7	—	—	3	5-14	1-7	8-8	+11
Jaylen Brown G	38	28	4	4	—	1	2	10-23	3-9	5-6	-12
Luke Kornet F-C	33	18	7	1	1	1	3	8-9	—	2-2	-1
Payton Pritchard G	31	15	4	3	1	—	—	5-7	5-6	—	-7
Jrue Holiday G	31	8	5	3	1	1	2	3-9	2-6	—	-12
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	25	17	8	2	—	1	1	6-8	3-4	2-2	+3
Neemias Queta C	19	4	5	1	—	—	2	1-2	—	2-2	—
Xavier Tillman F	6	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	—	-8
Jordan Walsh G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dillon Brooks	Bench	40	36	76.8	26.1	+21.9	14.4
Amen Thompson	Bench	42	33	73.3	25.0	+11.1	20.2
Jalen Green	Bench	30	12	37.3	24.6	-2.0	6.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	34	11	46.8	16.3	+21.8	11.9
Fred VanVleet	Bench	37	7	37.1	10.8	+5.6	6.7
Tari Eason	Bench	25	6	30.0	17.2	-1.4	5.7
Aaron Holiday	Bench	15	5	62.5	13.9	-30.0	-1.6
Steven Adams	Bench	14	4	66.7	15.2	-47.4	3.2
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	5	—	0.0	10.0	-88.9	-19.4
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	38	28	54.6	33.3	-14.3	9.7
Jayson Tatum	Bench	42	19	54.2	21.5	+10.3	10.8
Luke Kornet	Bench	33	18	91.1	18.3	+5.7	13.9
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	25	17	95.7	17.2	-0.9	16.6
Payton Pritchard	Bench	31	15	107.1	10.4	-11.9	18.8
Jrue Holiday	Bench	31	8	44.4	16.4	-22.6	5.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	19	4	69.4	11.9	-6.6	5.9
Al Horford	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	6	—	0.0	30.8	-66.7	-28.6
JD Davison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	4	—	0.0	10.0	0.0	-7.7
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0