Final

Boston Celtics26-9109 winneratHouston Rockets22-1286

Fri, Jan 3, 8:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXNBC SPORTS BOSTON · Space City Home Network

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BOS	37	28	17	27	109
HOU	31	25	16	14	86

Boston Celtics

109

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson TatumF	33	20	6	5	1	0	3	7-19	4-10	2-2	+11
Sam HauserF	19	0	3	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+2
Kristaps PorziņģisC	28	11	5	2	0	2	1	3-8	2-3	3-4	+10
Derrick WhiteG	35	23	4	2	0	2	3	8-16	6-12	1-2	+27
Jrue HolidayG	28	14	4	3	1	1	2	5-9	2-5	2-2	+16
Luke Kornet	24	9	10	4	1	1	1	4-7	0-0	1-4	+23
Payton Pritchard	32	20	4	2	0	1	0	8-10	4-6	0-0	+21
Jordan Walsh	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	-2
Neemias Queta	20	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	+1
Drew Peterson	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+2
Xavier Tillman	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Jaden Springer	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+2
Team		109	41	20	6	8	14	39-77	19-39	12-18

DNP: Al Horford (rest)

Houston Rockets

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	30	10	2	0	1	0	0	4-13	2-6	0-0	-10
Jeff GreenF	29	7	5	0	1	0	1	2-3	1-2	2-2	-16
Alperen SengunC	29	14	7	3	1	1	4	6-15	0-1	2-2	-28
Jalen GreenG	35	27	3	1	0	2	1	10-21	5-13	2-2	-24
Fred VanVleetG	30	8	1	3	0	0	1	3-7	1-3	1-1	-15
Cam Whitmore	34	11	6	1	1	0	1	4-17	1-9	2-2	-12
Steven Adams	7	6	4	1	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	2-2	+8
Jae'Sean Tate	18	0	4	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7
Aaron Holiday	19	0	3	0	1	0	2	0-4	0-1	0-0	-7
Jock Landale	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	1-1	-2
Reed Sheppard	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Team		86	37	9	6	4	11	32-88	10-36	12-12

DNP: Tari Eason (injury/illness), Jabari Smith Jr. (injury/illness), Amen Thompson (nwt - league suspension)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · HOU: 3
Biggest lead · BOS: 28
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 5
Longest run · BOS: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: HOUTravel tax: BOS3 in 4: BOS

HOU has the rest edge with 48h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than BOS.
BOS is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,058 mi from its previous stop.
BOS is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
BOS is in game 2 of 4 on the road with 1,121 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	BOS	HOU
Record	26-9	22-12
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	24.5h	48h
Rest swing	-23.5h	+23.5h
Travel in	1,058 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	-1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 4	Homestand · 4 of 5
Miles before tip	1,121 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B3 in 4	—
Fatigue Index	8	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

BOS carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 8 vs. HOU's 1.

How each side got here1,058 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

BOS

1,058 mi

Minneapolis, MNHouston, TX

BOS came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,058 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 4 vs homestand 4 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

BOS

Road trip

BOS is on game 2 of 4 on the road, with 1,121 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip1,121 mi

Segment miles3,099 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 4 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: BOSNBC SPORTS BOSTONHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
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Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMBOS98.5 The Sports HubSiriusXM

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