The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 107-97 on Oct 24, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 37 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12-24 | 4-11 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Grant Williams | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Al Horford | 30 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 8-9 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Josh Richardson | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Robert Williams III | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 242 | 107 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 38-86 | 15-47 | 16-20 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 36 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-18 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Wood | 36 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 35 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Daniel Theis | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| D.J. Augustin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Eric Gordon | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 222 | 95 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 31-71 | 14-31 | 19-24 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 22, 2021: TOR 115, BOS 83 · Next Oct 25, 2021: BOS 140, CHA 129
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 22, 2021: OKC 91, HOU 124 · Next Oct 26, 2021: HOU 106, DAL 116