The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 126-102 on Dec 27, 2022 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 39 points, 1 rebounds and 2 assists.
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 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11-22 | 3-11 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 35 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 2 |
| KJ Martin | 31 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Garrison Mathews | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 204 | 95 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 35-88 | 14-45 | 11-12 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14-26 | 6-15 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 34 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-25 | 6-16 | 8-8 | 2 |
| Robert Williams III | 21 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Derrick White | 30 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Sam Hauser | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 236 | 123 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 42-90 | 19-55 | 20-23 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 26, 2022: HOU 133, CHI 118 · Next Dec 29, 2022: HOU 114, DAL 129
- Celtics · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 25, 2022: MIL 118, BOS 139 · Next Dec 29, 2022: LAC 110, BOS 116