BOS @ HOU — The Matchups

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Boston Celtics

5-1 · 1-1 on the road

93 – 109

Final · numbers below are from before this game

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Houston Rockets

6-1 · 3-0 at home

Team vs team

Season before this game (BOS 6 games, HOU 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

BOSHOU

Scoring

118.78th · Above avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.7

120.73rd · Top 5

109.29th · Above avg

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.9

108.37th · Above avg

+9.55th · Top 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+12.42nd · Top 5

Efficiency

115.86th · Above avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.6

120.61st · Top 5

107.19th · Above avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.7

106.77th · Above avg

+8.76th · Above avg

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+13.82nd · Top 5

102.216th

Pace

NBA avg 102.8

100.824th

Shooting

55.0%10th · Above avg

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.3%

56.6%3rd · Top 5

59.2%8th · Above avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

61.2%2nd · Top 5

14.37th · Above avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

12.920th · Average

35.5%10th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.7%

39.0%3rd · Top 5

0.327th · Above avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.328th · Above avg

Defense

51.2%8th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.3%

52.1%10th · Above avg

9.29th · Above avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.8

9.76th · Above avg

4.025th · Below avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

5.78th · Above avg

Possessions

14.3%11th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 15.1%

14.4%16th · Average

28.3%12th · Average

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

32.4%3rd · Top 5

43.221st · Below avg

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.3

45.312th · Average

28.06th · Above avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

28.15th · Top 5

Recent form

Boston Celtics

WWWWW

Last 5: average margin +13.0 (season +9.5). Streak W5.

Houston Rockets

WWWLW

Last 5: average margin +13.0 (season +12.4). Streak W1.

Key players

Boston Celtics

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jayson TatumF	27.0	6.0	7.9	55.1
Paul GeorgeF	20.7	6.0	5.0	60.0
Payton PritchardG	13.4	3.0	3.4	56.0
Derrick WhiteG	11.1	3.1	4.9	54.1

Houston Rockets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Alperen SengunF-C	23.3	8.7	7.8	64.2
Kevin DurantF	20.8	5.2	3.2	66.5
Jabari Smith Jr.F	18.4	6.4	2.4	65.0
Amen ThompsonG-F	16.0	6.1	3.6	58.2

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.