Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
16
29
45
1088
188
24
7
29
90
32
36
23
16
70
34
14
48
5
14
8
11
23
87
4
25
12
48
2423
98
4
54
23
43
67
46
113
22
33
21
23
2121
6060
413
13
3
1726
78
5
86
74
86
1011
22
1033
10
44
32
42
2223
6060
2
1
50
24
9
38
5
2
40
6
4
10
2
3
2
2
21
60
5
2
40
23
8
35
4
3
75
7
6
13
2
3
1
3
21
60
4
1
25
17
7
41
8
7
88
10
2
12
1
4
3
4
22
60
13
3
23
26
8
31
6
4
67
11
2
13
0
4
2
2
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Bass
Brandon Bass
True
32
6
11
55
0
0
0
5
8
62
3
5
8
1
0
1
0
2
17
1
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
31
3
12
25
0
4
0
4
4
100
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
10
-1
none
Jared
Sullinger
Jared Sullinger
True
30
4
14
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
4
1
1
3
4
8
2
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
27
2
6
33
1
3
33
2
4
50
0
4
4
1
3
1
2
4
7
-8
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
True
20
2
10
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
3
2
4
-4
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
27
1
6
17
1
5
20
1
2
50
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
4
4
-2
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
23
6
13
46
4
6
67
1
1
100
1
6
7
0
1
0
1
1
17
0
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
21
6
10
60
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
13
-6
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
18
2
8
25
0
0
0
3
4
75
4
7
11
0
0
0
0
2
7
-3
none
Gerald
Wallace
Gerald Wallace
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
-9
none
Phil
Pressey
Phil Pressey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
February
2015
Sunday
TD Garden
Boston
Heat
Miami
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
33
14
47
925
844
30
8
27
84
35
42
20
15
75
38
12
50
4
22
6
16
18
93
4
87
33
38
2224
1212
54
34
24
71
119
05
124
31
78
10
31
2931
6060
69
02
3
2018
47
2
211
18
9
513
52
565
00
25
32
75
924
6060
8
3
38
22
12
55
3
2
67
11
0
11
3
7
1
3
29
60
7
3
43
24
12
50
4
4
100
9
5
14
1
8
0
1
31
60
6
0
0
20
4
20
2
1
50
5
5
10
0
2
3
7
9
60
9
2
22
18
7
39
11
8
73
13
2
15
0
5
2
5
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
39
4
21
19
2
7
29
4
5
80
0
6
6
7
2
0
5
2
14
3
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
34
3
10
30
1
7
14
0
0
0
1
7
8
2
1
0
2
1
7
3
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
33
2
7
29
1
3
33
3
4
75
0
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
8
1
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
31
11
16
69
3
5
60
1
3
33
4
8
12
1
0
0
4
1
26
7
double
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
True
12
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
6
1
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
30
6
13
46
1
3
33
2
2
100
2
8
10
3
2
1
1
4
15
1
double
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
23
4
7
57
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
2
2
10
5
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
20
2
5
40
0
2
0
3
4
75
1
1
2
0
0
3
0
3
7
2
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
14
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
4
0
0
0
1
0
7
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
31
January
2015
Saturday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The Houston Rockets ( 33 - 14 ) defeated the Boston Celtics ( 16 - 29 ) 93 - 87 on Friday . Donatas Motiejunas stepped his game up in Dwight Howard 's absence . Motiejunas had season highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds . The Rockets were in control for most of the game , and at one point led the Celtics by 19 points in the second quarter . However , a nine - point third quarter from the Rockets would give Boston a fighting chance . Marcus Thornton hit a shot to shorten the Houston lead to just three points with 27 seconds remaining . James Harden and Corey Brewer would go on to hit 3 - of - 4 free throws to seal the victory for the Rockets . The Celtics got another lightning - rod performance from Marcus Thornton . He led the bench attack for the second - straight game . Thornton scored 17 points in 23 minutes on Friday , after putting up 15 points in 14 minutes against the Timberwolves on Wednesday . Boston is now 3 - 6 over their last nine games , including three - straight losses at home . The Rockets have now won four straight and will play the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday . The Celtics will host the Miami Heat on Sunday .
The Houston Rockets (33 - 14) defeated the Boston Celtics (16 - 29) 93 - 87 on Friday. Donatas Motiejunas stepped his game up in Dwight Howard's absence. Motiejunas had season highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds. The Rockets were in control for most of the game, and at one point led the Celtics by 19 points in the second quarter. However, a nine - point third quarter from the Rockets would give Boston a fighting chance. Marcus Thornton hit a shot to shorten the Houston lead to just three points with 27 seconds remaining. James Harden and Corey Brewer would go on to hit 3 - of - 4 free throws to seal the victory for the Rockets. The Celtics got another lightning - rod performance from Marcus Thornton. He led the bench attack for the second - straight game. Thornton scored 17 points in 23 minutes on Friday, after putting up 15 points in 14 minutes against the Timberwolves on Wednesday. Boston is now 3 - 6 over their last nine games, including three - straight losses at home. The Rockets have now won four straight and will play the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday. The Celtics will host the Miami Heat on Sunday.
The Houston Rockets (33 - 14) defeated the Boston Celtics (16 - 29) 93 - 87 on Friday. Donatas Motiejunas stepped his game up in Dwight Howard's absence. Motiejunas had season highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds. The Rockets were in control for most of the game, and at one point led the Celtics by 19 points in the second quarter. However, a nine - point third quarter from the Rockets would give Boston a fighting chance. Marcus Thornton hit a shot to shorten the Houston lead to just three points with 27 seconds remaining. James Harden and Corey Brewer would go on to hit 3 - of - 4 free throws to seal the victory for the Rockets. The Celtics got another lightning - rod performance from Marcus Thornton. He led the bench attack for the second - straight game. Thornton scored 17 points in 23 minutes on Friday, after putting up 15 points in 14 minutes against the Timberwolves on Wednesday. Boston is now 3 - 6 over their last nine games, including three - straight losses at home. The Rockets have now won four straight and will play the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday. The Celtics will host the Miami Heat on Sunday.
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<OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Phil Pressey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Wallace <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 26 <FG> 11 16 69 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 12 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 21 19 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none