The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 109-86 on Jan 3, 2025 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Derrick White led the Celtics with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-16 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 33 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 32 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Luke Kornet | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Neemias Queta | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Jaden Springer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Sam Hauser | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 232 | 104 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 37-75 | 18-38 | 12-18 | 13 |
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 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-21 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Reed Sheppard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 188 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28-67 | 9-26 | 10-10 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 2, 2025: BOS 118, MIN 115 · Next Jan 5, 2025: BOS 92, OKC 105
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 1, 2025: DAL 99, HOU 110 · Next Jan 5, 2025: LAL 115, HOU 119