Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
14
7
21
3167
3370
38
12
32
76
34
45
31
27
87
39
7
46
7
20
8
16
14
107
4
129
44
34
2217
88
4
713
612
86
1113
41
1154
02
55
31
36
2632
6060
107
13
12
1918
810
42
38
27
71
69
02
71
31
55
22
43
1930
6060
12
4
33
22
8
36
7
6
86
11
4
15
0
5
3
3
26
60
9
4
44
17
8
47
13
12
92
13
1
14
2
5
1
6
32
60
10
1
10
19
8
42
3
2
67
6
0
6
3
5
2
4
19
60
7
3
43
18
10
56
8
7
88
9
2
11
1
5
2
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
35
8
14
57
3
5
60
18
18
100
1
7
8
7
3
0
10
2
37
3
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
33
6
15
40
3
10
30
0
0
0
1
7
8
1
0
2
0
2
15
7
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
32
4
8
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
1
0
1
1
9
-3
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
28
0
6
0
0
5
0
2
2
100
0
6
6
3
1
1
0
2
2
8
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
21
5
7
71
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
7
9
1
1
1
1
1
11
-10
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
30
6
11
55
4
9
44
3
4
75
0
1
1
3
0
2
1
1
19
1
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
18
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
7
13
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
18
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
0
2
1
5
-10
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
12
0
3
0
0
3
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
-2
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
7
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
-2
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2016
Wednesday
Toyota Center
Houston
Lakers
Los Angeles
True
Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
12
9
21
2474
3045
32
11
34
99
42
42
12
11
92
32
10
42
4
27
7
11
20
106
4
711
14
2
2529
813
32
02
01
50
107
42
149
11
47
04
42
1731
6060
77
51
66
1925
1110
58
82
82
100
96
22
118
11
97
30
23
3523
6060
7
1
14
25
8
32
0
0
0
10
4
14
1
4
0
4
17
60
11
4
36
29
13
45
2
1
50
7
2
9
1
7
4
2
31
60
7
5
71
19
11
58
8
8
100
9
2
11
1
9
3
2
35
60
7
1
14
25
10
40
2
2
100
6
2
8
1
7
0
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
35
4
9
44
2
5
40
2
2
100
0
3
3
5
0
0
1
0
12
-6
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
35
8
16
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
8
10
1
1
0
1
5
16
1
double
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
34
9
22
41
1
5
20
2
2
100
1
5
6
9
1
2
4
3
21
-7
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
33
7
19
37
3
7
43
3
3
100
0
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
20
-7
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
True
21
2
5
40
2
3
67
0
0
0
3
2
5
0
1
1
1
1
6
2
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
27
4
9
44
1
4
25
4
5
80
2
3
5
2
0
1
0
3
13
1
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
18
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
7
4
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
15
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
1
0
1
2
7
6
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
13
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
0
0
0
4
3
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
-2
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2016
Wednesday
Amway Center
Orlando
Magic
Orlando
False
James Harden scored 37 points on a ridiculous 18 - of - 18 from the free - throw line in the Rockets ' win over the Celtics Monday . Amidst MVP chants from his home crowd , the league 's fourth - leading scorer dropped 37 points , eight rebounds , and eight assists . That was n't to say Harden was n't bothered by Boston 's tough defense , however . Harden had 10 turnovers on the night , exceeding his assist total and putting him ahead of Russell Westbrook for the highest average in the league . Sixth man Eric Gordon , who left the game late with what appeared to be an ankle sprain , scored 19 points and made four three - pointers . As a whole , Houston hit 12 threes , continuing their dominance from beyond the arc . For Boston , a nagging injury appeared to hobble All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas , who shot just 7 - of - 18 from the field . Center Al Horford led the team with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and nine assists . Guard Avery Bradley had 16 points and a team - high 10 rebounds , but had his first game of the season without a three - pointer made . The host Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Boston Celtics , 107 - 106 , on Monday . Houston ( 14 - 7 ) saw a major advantage at the free - throw line , shooting 31 foul shots as a team . All-Star James Harden shot a perfect 18 - of - 18 at the line en route to a team - high 37 points . Houston led by as much as 12 early in the game but held a double - digit deficit at points in the fourth quarter . The Rockets were able to shoot their way back into a nail - biter , as the game was decided by a missed layup from Boston 's Al Horford at the buzzer . Houston hit 12 three - pointers on the night , helping to maintain the its average as the top three - point shooting team in the league . Boston ( 12 - 9 ) , meanwhile , struggled early in the game , allowing Houston to take a double - digit lead in the first quarter . The Celtics were able to turn the game around with a 19 - 2 run early in the third , eventually gaining the lead . However , Houston 's three - point shooting ended up costing the team down the stretch . All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas suffered what appeared to be a groin injury in the first half , but remained on the floor and finished the game . Thomas did see a dip below his normal production as a result , however , as he shot just 7 - of - 18 for 20 points . Center Al Horford , meanwhile , scored 21 points and dished nine assists despite ultimately missing the game - winner . The Celtics will visit Orlando on Wednesday , while Houston will host the Lakers .
James Harden scored 37 points on a ridiculous 18 - of - 18 from the free - throw line in the Rockets' win over the Celtics Monday. Amidst MVP chants from his home crowd, the league's fourth - leading scorer dropped 37 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. That wasn't to say Harden wasn't bothered by Boston's tough defense, however. Harden had 10 turnovers on the night, exceeding his assist total and putting him ahead of Russell Westbrook for the highest average in the league. Sixth man Eric Gordon, who left the game late with what appeared to be an ankle sprain, scored 19 points and made four three - pointers. As a whole, Houston hit 12 threes, continuing their dominance from beyond the arc. For Boston, a nagging injury appeared to hobble All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas, who shot just 7 - of - 18 from the field. Center Al Horford led the team with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and nine assists. Guard Avery Bradley had 16 points and a team - high 10 rebounds, but had his first game of the season without a three - pointer made.
James Harden scored 37 points on a ridiculous 18 - of - 18 from the free - throw line in the Rockets' win over the Celtics Monday. Amidst MVP chants from his home crowd, the league's fourth - leading scorer dropped 37 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. That wasn't to say Harden wasn't bothered by Boston's tough defense, however. Harden had 10 turnovers on the night, exceeding his assist total and putting him ahead of Russell Westbrook for the highest average in the league. Sixth man Eric Gordon, who left the game late with what appeared to be an ankle sprain, scored 19 points and made four three - pointers. As a whole, Houston hit 12 threes, continuing their dominance from beyond the arc. For Boston, a nagging injury appeared to hobble All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas, who shot just 7 - of - 18 from the field. Center Al Horford led the team with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and nine assists. Guard Avery Bradley had 16 points and a team - high 10 rebounds, but had his first game of the season without a three - pointer made. The host Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Boston Celtics, 107 - 106, on Monday. Houston (14 - 7) saw a major advantage at the free - throw line, shooting 31 foul shots as a team. All-Star James Harden shot a perfect 18 - of - 18 at the line en route to a team - high 37 points. Houston led by as much as 12 early in the game but held a double - digit deficit at points in the fourth quarter. The Rockets were able to shoot their way back into a nail - biter, as the game was decided by a missed layup from Boston's Al Horford at the buzzer. Houston hit 12 three - pointers on the night, helping to maintain the its average as the top three - point shooting team in the league. Boston (12 - 9), meanwhile, struggled early in the game, allowing Houston to take a double - digit lead in the first quarter. The Celtics were able to turn the game around with a 19 - 2 run early in the third, eventually gaining the lead. However, Houston's three - point shooting ended up costing the team down the stretch. All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas suffered what appeared to be a groin injury in the first half, but remained on the floor and finished the game. Thomas did see a dip below his normal production as a result, however, as he shot just 7 - of - 18 for 20 points. Center Al Horford, meanwhile, scored 21 points and dished nine assists despite ultimately missing the game - winner. The Celtics will visit Orlando on Wednesday, while Houston will host the Lakers.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 December 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 7 <QTRS> 26 32 19 30 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 27 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Lakers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Celtics <CITY> Boston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 9 <QTRS> 17 31 35 23 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Amway Center <NEXT-CITY> Orlando <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Orlando <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Magic <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 37 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 18 18 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 10 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 3 10 30 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 6 0 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 22 41 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 19 37 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <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> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <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> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <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> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none